jungle fowl

noun

any of several East Indian, gallinaceous birds of the genus Gallus, as G. gallus (red jungle fowl) believed to be the ancestor of the domestic fowl.

Origin of jungle fowl

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby jungle fowl

jungle, jungle books, the, jungle bunny, jungle cock, jungle fever, jungle fowl, jungle gym, jungle juice, jungle rot, jungle, the, junglegym

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British Dictionary definitions for jungle fowl

jungle fowl

noun

any small gallinaceous bird of the genus Gallus, of S and SE Asia, the males of which have an arched tail and a combed and wattled head: family Phasianidae (pheasants). G. gallus (red jungle fowl) is thought to be the ancestor of the domestic fowl
Australian any of several megapodes, esp Megapodius freycinet