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grey junglefowl

grey junglefowl noun: a species of fowl, Gallus sonneratii, endemic to India.

grey junglefowl: a species of fowl, Gallus sonneratii, endemic to India
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Noun

grey junglefowl (plural grey junglefowl or grey junglefowls)

  1. A species of fowl, Gallus sonneratii, endemic to India.
    • Moreover, […] the gene for yellow legs, an^([sic]) ubiquitous characteristic of domesticated chickens, can be traced back to the closely related grey junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii) (Eriksson et al., 2008) rather than the red junglefowl.2016 August 24, Hanneke Meijer, “How did the chicken, a shy, flight-impaired forest bird, migrate around the globe?”, in The Guardian

grey junglefowl meaning in Tamil

grey junglefowl in Tamil

காட்டுக்கோழி

Forms of grey junglefowl

pluralgrey junglefowl
pluralgrey junglefowls

Questions about grey junglefowl

What does grey junglefowl mean?
Grey junglefowl means a species of fowl, Gallus sonneratii, endemic to India.
What is grey junglefowl in Tamil?
Grey junglefowl in Tamil is காட்டுக்கோழி. See Grey junglefowl meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is grey junglefowl?
Grey junglefowl is a noun.
What is the plural of grey junglefowl?
The plural of grey junglefowl is grey junglefowl.

Words near grey junglefowl in the dictionary

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  8. grey knights
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  10. grey line
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