landfowl

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noun
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  • Any of the heavy-bodied ground-feeding birds in the order Galliformes, which includes chickens, turkeys, peafowl, pheasants, grouse, quail, and other related species; gamefowl.

Etymology

Affix from English land (real estate, urine) + English fowl.

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English

fowl

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