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gallinacean, a. and n.|ˌgælɪˈneɪʃ(ɪ)ən|
Also 9 -acian.
[f. as next + -an.]
A. adj. = gallinaceous; in quot. = concerned with domestic fowls.
B. n. A bird of the order Gallinaceæ or Gallinæ.
1842Brande Dict. Sci. etc., Gallinaceans. See Rasores. 1851Q. Rev. LXXXVIII. 326 The gallinacian leech, like the mountebank of former days, has to exercise his wits for pure benevolence. |