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green junglefowl

green junglefowl noun: a species of junglefowl, Gallus varius, native to Java and several islands near it to the east.

green junglefowl: a species of junglefowl, Gallus varius, native to Java and several islands near it to the east
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Noun

green junglefowl (plural green junglefowl or green junglefowls)

  1. A species of junglefowl, Gallus varius, native to Java and several islands near it to the east.
    • I also obtained here a specimen of the rare green jungle-fowl (Gallus furcatus), whose back and neck are beautifully scaled with bronzy feathers, and whose smooth-edged oval comb is of a violet purple colour, changing to green at the base.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 170

Forms of green junglefowl

pluralgreen junglefowl
pluralgreen junglefowls

Questions about green junglefowl

What does green junglefowl mean?
Green junglefowl means a species of junglefowl, Gallus varius, native to Java and several islands near it to the east.
What part of speech is green junglefowl?
Green junglefowl is a noun.
What is the plural of green junglefowl?
The plural of green junglefowl is green junglefowl.

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