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Gallinaceon

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gallinaceous birdnounheavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds

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gallinaceous birdnounheavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds
agriocharis ocellatanounwild turkey of central america and northern south america
chachalacanounAny of several cracid birds, of the genus Ortalis, limited to the Americas, that resemble the guans.
cockscombnounAn annual garden plant (Celosia argentea var. cristata, syn. Celosia cristata), having showy red clusters of flowers
columbiform birdnouna cosmopolitan order of land birds having small heads and short legs with four unwebbed toes
combnounA toothed implement:
coxcombnoun(by extension) A foolish or conceited person; a dandy.
curassownounAny of several species of bird in the genera Nothocrax, Mitu, Pauxi, and Crax of the Cracidae family, limited to the Americas.
domestic fowlnouna domesticated gallinaceous bird though to be descended from the red jungle fowl
fowlnounA bird hunted or kept for food, grouped into landfowl (order Galliformes), also called gamefowl, and waterfowl (order Anseriformes: ducks, geese, swans, etc.), which together form the clade Galloanserae.
gallinanounA surname from Italian.
game birdnounA bird that is hunted for sport, especially one used for food.
guannounAny (member) of several species of birds in the genera Aburria, Chamaepetes, Oreophasis, Penelope, Penelopina, and Pipile, of the family Cracidae, limited to the Americas.
hoactzinnounAlternative form of hoatzin. [A bird of the species Opisthocomus hoazin of the order Opisthocomiformes, with claws on the wing fingers of the juvenile and an enlarged crop used as a rumen.]
hoatzinnounA bird of the species Opisthocomus hoazin of the order Opisthocomiformes, with claws on the wing fingers of the juvenile and an enlarged crop used as a rumen.
jungle fowlnounAlternative spelling of junglefowl. [Any of four semiflightless, gallinaceous game birds of the genus Gallus, native to southeast Asia, including the red junglefowl or domestic chicken.]
megapodenounAny of several chicken- or turkey-like birds in the family Megapodiidae, which incubate their eggs by burying them where they receive warmth from decaying vegetation, solar radiation or geothermal heat.
mound buildernounA member of any of several Native American peoples who constructed large mounds for ceremonial or burial purposes.
moundbirdnounmegapode
ocellated turkeynounAn American turkey of species Meleagris ocellata.

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