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Guinea fowl   /gˈɪni faʊl/   Listen
Guinea fowl

noun
1.
A west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world.  Synonyms: guinea, Numida meleagris.






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"Guinea fowl" Quotes from Famous Books



... between fine, high, grassy banks, covered with trees and plantations. In the background herds of nsunnu and harte-beestes could be seen grazing, while the hippopotami were snorting in the water, Florican and Guinea fowl rising at their feet. Here Speke had some fine sport, ...
— Great African Travellers - From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley • W.H.G. Kingston

... elements of a new and revolutionary experience; to the waiters who came and went, softly, deferentially putting hot plates before her, helping her to strange and delicious things; a creamy soup, a fish with a yellow sauce whose ingredients were artfully disguised, a breast of guinea fowl, a salad, an ice, and a small cup of coffee. Instincts and tastes hitherto unsuspected and ungratified were aroused in her. What would it be like always to be daintily served, to eat one's meals in this leisurely and luxurious manner? As her physical hunger was satisfied ...
— The Crossing • Winston Churchill



Words linked to "Guinea fowl" :   domestic fowl, guinea hen, Numida, fowl, poultry, genus Numida



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