peafowl
/ˈpiːˌfaʊl/
peafowl noun: a bird of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).
Noun
peafowl (plural peafowls or peafowl)
peafowl meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Assamese
peafowl in Tamil
- மயில்
peafowl in Malayalam
- peafowl
- മയൂരം mayūraṁ
peafowl in Kannada
- ನವಿಲು
peafowl in Assamese
- pheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo
- ম’ৰা möra
More languagesFewer languages
- peafowl in Arabic
- طَاوُوس ṭāwūs
- peafowl in Indonesian
- merak
Synonyms of peafowl
Forms of peafowl
| plural | peafowls |
|---|---|
| plural | peafowl |
Origin of peafowl
From pea (“peacock”) + fowl. Compare Icelandic páfugl (“peafowl”), Swedish påfågel (“peafowl”), Danish påfugl (“peafowl”).
Words formed from peafowl
Questions about peafowl
- What does peafowl mean?
- Peafowl means a bird of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).
- What is peafowl in Tamil?
- Peafowl in Tamil is மயில். See Peafowl meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is peafowl?
- Peafowl is a noun.
- How do you pronounce peafowl?
- Peafowl is pronounced /ˈpiːˌfaʊl/.
- What is the plural of peafowl?
- The plural of peafowl is peafowls.
Words near peafowl in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: peafowl (page history and authors); peafowl (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); മയൂരം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); peafowl (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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