peafowl

[ pee-foul ]
/ ˈpiˌfaʊl /

noun, plural pea·fowls, (especially collectively) pea·fowl.

any of several gallinaceous birds of the genera Pavo, of India, Sri Lanka, southeastern Asia, and the East Indies, and Afropavo, of Africa.
Compare peacock, peahen.

Origin of peafowl

1795–1805; pea (see peacock) + fowl

Words nearby peafowl

peacock ore, peacock plant, peacock worm, peacock's tail, peacock-flower, peafowl, peag, peahen, peak, peak district, peak experience

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British Dictionary definitions for peafowl

peafowl
/ (ˈpiːˌfaʊl) /

noun plural -fowls or -fowl

either of two large pheasants, Pavo cristatus (blue peafowl) of India and Ceylon and P. muticus (green peafowl) of SE Asia. The males (peacocks) have a characteristic bright plumage See peacock (def. 1)
a rare closely related African species, Afropavo congensis (Congo peafowl), both sexes of which are brightly coloured