junglefowl
junglefowl noun: any of four semiflightless, gallinaceous game birds of the genus Gallus, native to southeast Asia, including the red junglefowl or domestic chicken.
Noun
junglefowl (plural junglefowl or junglefowls)
- Any of four semiflightless, gallinaceous game birds of the genus Gallus, native to southeast Asia, including the red junglefowl or domestic chicken.
- The red junglefowl is said to be the original “chicken” from which all domestic chickens are descended, based on comments and observations made by Darwin.
junglefowl meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Thai
junglefowl in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்
junglefowl in Telugu
- junglefowl
- అడవికోడి aḍavikōḍi
junglefowl in Malayalam
- bird
- കാട്ടുകോഴി kāṭṭukōḻi
junglefowl in Thai
- bird
- ไก่เถื่อน, ไก่ป่า gài-bpàa
More languagesFewer languages
- junglefowl in Vietnamese
- gà rừng
Forms of junglefowl
| plural | junglefowl |
|---|---|
| plural | junglefowls |
| alternative form | jungle fowl |
Origin of junglefowl
From jungle + fowl.
Words formed from junglefowl
- green junglefowl
- grey junglefowl
- red junglefowl
- Sri Lanka junglefowl
- Sri Lankan junglefowl
Questions about junglefowl
- What does junglefowl mean?
- Junglefowl means any of four semiflightless, gallinaceous game birds of the genus Gallus, native to southeast Asia, including the red junglefowl or domestic chicken.
- What is junglefowl in Tamil?
- Junglefowl in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Junglefowl meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is junglefowl?
- Junglefowl is a noun.
- What is the plural of junglefowl?
- The plural of junglefowl is junglefowl.
Words near junglefowl in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: junglefowl (page history and authors); junglefowl (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); అడవికోడి (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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