peafowl
pea·fowl
noun
1.
very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird
Origin
From pea (“peacock”) + fowl. Compare Icelandic páfugl (“peafowl”), Swedish påfågel (“peafowl”), Danish påfugl (“peafowl”).
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