| 单词 | jungle-fowl |
| 释义 | > as lemmasjungle-fowl jungle-fowl n. (a) an East Indian bird of the genus Gallus, esp. G. ferrugineus ( G. bankiva); (b) a mound-bird of Australia, as Megapodius timulus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > genus Gallus (domestic fowl) > [noun] > member of (fowl) chickenOE chicka1398 fowla1586 biddya1616 chuck1615 pull-fowla1688 chucky1724 dunghill1753 dunghill fowl1796 jungle-fowl1824 chook1888 gump1914 1824 R. Heber Jrnl. 3 Dec. in Narr. Journey Upper Provinces India (1828) I. xviii. 508 A small flock or covey of jungle fowl..crowing and cackling. My companions were not able to tell me whether the jungle poultry had ever been tamed. 1871 S. Mateer Travancore 2 The jungle fowl, a small bird with brilliant plumage, is perhaps the original of the common domestic fowl. 1893 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. 1 289 Of the genus Gallus..four well-marked species are known. The first of these is the Red Jungle-Fowl of the greater part of India, G. ferrugineus..which is almost undoubtedly the parent stock of all the domestic races. < as lemmas |
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