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gallinacean

gallinacean noun: one of the former taxonomic order Gallinae (gallinaceous birds) of birds resembling fowl.

Noun

gallinacean (plural gallinaceans)

  1. (archaic) One of the former taxonomic order Gallinae (gallinaceous birds) of birds resembling fowl.

Forms of gallinacean

pluralgallinaceans

Questions about gallinacean

What does gallinacean mean?
Gallinacean means one of the former taxonomic order Gallinae (gallinaceous birds) of birds resembling fowl.
What part of speech is gallinacean?
Gallinacean is a noun.
What is the plural of gallinacean?
The plural of gallinacean is gallinaceans.

Words near gallinacean in the dictionary

  1. gallimimus
  2. Gallimore
  3. Gallimores
  4. gallin
  5. Gallina
  6. gallinacean
  7. gallinaceans
  8. gallinaceous
  9. gallinacin
  10. gallinacins
  11. Gallinas

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