guineafowl
guineafowl is the alternative spelling of guinea fowl.
Meaning of guinea fowl
Noun
guinea fowl (countable and uncountable, plural guinea fowls or guinea fowl)
- Any of several African birds of the family Numididae (6 species) resembling partridges.
- A tiny white head with a small red wattle hanging from its beak was peeking into our tent. It whistled softly. I laughed. A guinea fowl.2018, Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death, HarperVoyager, page 273
- The meat of this bird.
- While Lawrence had given her the uncut version of his divorce, she had stolidly munched her way through a vast plate of guinea fowl stuffed with foie gras, boulangère potatoes and a wigwam of French beans.1998, Judy Astley, chapter 13, in Every Good Girl, Leicester: Ulverscroft, published 1999, →ISBN, page 211
Forms of guineafowl
| plural | guineafowls |
|---|---|
| plural | guineafowl |
Phrases with guineafowl
Questions about guineafowl
- What is guineafowl the alternative spelling of?
- Guineafowl is the alternative spelling of guinea fowl.
Words near guineafowl in the dictionary
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