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peafowl

noun
/ˈpiːˌfaʊl/

Etymology

From pea (“peacock”) + fowl. Compare Icelandic páfugl (“peafowl”), Swedish påfågel (“peafowl”), Danish påfugl (“peafowl”).

  1. inherited from *fuglaz✻
  2. inherited from *fugl✻
  3. inherited from fugol — “bird”
  4. inherited from foul
  5. compounded as peafowl — “pea + fowl”

Definitions

  1. A bird of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males

    A bird of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA