ORDER GALLIFORMES Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase order galliformes. (close relations)
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| chicken | nounn | |||||
noun • the flesh of a chicken used for food • a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl • a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy • a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops adjective satellite • easily frightened | ||||||
| grouse | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil • popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet verb • hunt grouse • complain | ||||||
| partridge | nounn | |||||
noun • flesh of either quail or grouse • heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds • small Old World gallinaceous game birds • a popular North American game bird; named for its call • valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada | ||||||
| pheasant | nounn | |||||
noun • large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere • flesh of a pheasant; usually braised | ||||||
| quail | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised • small gallinaceous game birds verb • draw back, as with fear or pain | ||||||
| turkey | nounn | |||||
noun • large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food • a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923 • a person who does something thoughtless or annoying • flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted • an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual | ||||||
| galliformes | nounn | |||||
noun • pheasants; turkeys; grouse; partridges; quails; chickens; brush turkeys; curassows; hoatzins | ||||||
