Peafowl definition

pēfoul
peafowls
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Any of three large pheasants, Pavo cristatus of India and Sri Lanka, P. muticus of South and Southeast Asia, or Afropavo congensis of central Africa.
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Any of various large gallinaceous birds (family Phasianidae) of S Asia, the East Indies, or Africa, as the peacock: now widely domesticated as an ornamental bird.
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(rare) A pheasant of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock. The cry is "meow" (like cats), "kee-o" or "iyaan".
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Noun

Singular:
peafowl
Plural:
peafowls

Origin of peafowl

  • pea(cock) fowl

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Peafowl Sentence Examples

  • Early morning before everyone wakes up is best to see the wild peafowl that loaf in this area.

  • On the east coast peafowl are found, and throughout the interior the argus pheasant, the firebacked pheasant, the blue partridge, the adjutantbird, several kinds of heron and crane, duck, teal, cotton-teal, snipe, wood-pigeon, green-pigeon of several varieties, swifts, swallows pied-robins, hornbills, parakeets, fly-catchers, nightjars, and many other kinds of bird are met with frequently.

  • Its prey is said to consist largely of gazelles, small deer, hares and peafowl and other birds.

  • These include green peafowl, lesser fishing eagle, red-headed vulture and crested kingfisher.

  • The male peafowl soon flew down from its roost and was joined by a female which it occasionally displayed to.

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