单词 | gallinaceous |
释义 | gallinaceous /gal'euh nay"sheuhs/, adj. 1. pertaining to or resembling the domestic fowls. 2. belonging or pertaining to the order Galliformes, comprising medium-sized, mainly ground-feeding domestic or game birds, as the chicken, turkey, grouse, pheasant, and partridge. [1775-85; < L gallinaceus pertaining to poultry, equiv. to gallin(a) hen (deriv. of gallus cock) + -aceus -ACEOUS] |
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