guinea fowl
/ˈɡɪni ˌfaʊl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.96 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any of several African birds of the family Numididae (6 species) resembling partridges.
Countable
Example Sentences
- "A tiny white head with a small red wattle hanging from its beak was peeking into our tent. It whistled softly. I laughed. A guinea fowl."
- "While Lawrence had given her the uncut version of his divorce, she had stolidly munched her way through a vast plate of guinea fowl stuffed with foie gras, boulangère potatoes and a wigwam of French beans."
- "To the right is a long table housing a mouth-watering buffet of roast duck on platters, surrounded by smaller plates of guinea fowl, French bread, cold meats, and egg segments."
- "The waiter reappeared with plates of guinea fowl, baked with pancetta and apples."
- "And it is not a little ſurpriſing that the Guinea fowls, which are real natives of the country, and are ſoon domeſticated, ſhould be neglected by them; for it is never ſeen tame but in poſſeſſion of the Whites, or of thoſe who adopt their manners."
- "The Guinea fowls assimilate perfectly with the common species, in habits and in kinds of food; but have this peculiarity, that the cocks and hens are so nearly alike, it is difficult to distinguish them."
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black guineafowl
crested guineafowl
guinea hen
helmeted guineafowl
plumed guineafowl
vulturine guineafowl
white-breasted guineafowl