jungle fowl

jungle fowl

any of several Asian gallinaceous birds (genus Gallus, family Phasianidae), having combs and throat wattles: the red Indian species (G. gallus) is regarded as the ancestor of the present-day domestic chicken

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jungle fowl

noun

Any of several Asian game birds of the genus Gallus, especially G. gallus, considered to be the ancestor of the chicken.

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