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guinea fowl

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See also:Guinea fowl,guinea-fowl,andguineafowl

English

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Ahelmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris)

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Etymology

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Named afterGuinea as it was imported from there.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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guineafowl (countable anduncountable,pluralguinea fowlsorguinea fowl)

  1. (countable) Any of severalAfricanbirds of the familyNumididae (6 species) resemblingpartridges.
    • 2018,Nnedi Okorafor,Who Fears Death, HarperVoyager, page273:
      A tiny white head with a small red wattle hanging from its beak was peeking into our tent. It whistled softly. I laughed. Aguinea fowl.
  2. (uncountable) Themeat of this bird.
    • 1998,Judy Astley, chapter 13, inEvery Good Girl, Leicester: Ulverscroft, published1999,→ISBN,page211:
      While Lawrence had given her the uncut version of his divorce, she had stolidly munched her way through a vast plate ofguinea fowl stuffed withfoie gras,boulangère potatoes and a wigwam of French beans.
    • 2012, Lynda Renham, chapter 33, inCroissants and Jam: A Romantic Comedy, 2nd edition,[Combe]: Raucous Publishing,→ISBN,page272:
      To the right is a long table housing a mouth-watering buffet of roast duck on platters, surrounded by smaller plates ofguinea fowl, French bread, cold meats, and egg segments.
    • 2015,M[ary] L[ou] Longworth, “M. Verlaque Senior Ventures Beyond the Place des Vosges”, inThe Mystery of the Lost Cézanne (Verlaque and Bonnet Mysteries; 5), New York, N.Y.:Penguin Books,→ISBN,page244:
      The waiter reappeared with plates ofguinea fowl, baked with pancetta and apples.

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Translations

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bird

References

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  1. ^“guinea fowl,n.”, inOED OnlinePaid subscription required⁠, Oxford:Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^Douglas Harper (2001–2025), “Guinea”, inOnline Etymology Dictionary.

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