Gallinaceous

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  • adjective. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the order Galliformes, which includes poultry, pheasants, and grouse.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having the characters of a bird of the order Gallinæ or Gallinaceæ; rasorial.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Resembling the domestic fowls and pheasants; of or pertaining to the Gallinae.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. related to the genus galina, poultry; notably said of the order Galliformes.
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  • adjective. of or relating to or resembling a gallinacean
  • Word Usage
    "We are not satisfied with the flavor nature has given to gallinaceous fowls, art has taken possession of them, and under the pretext of ameliorating, has made martyrs of them."
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