genus Gallus

genus Gallus
noun
common domestic birds and related forms
Syn: ↑Gallus
Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Phasianidae, ↑family Phasianidae
Member Meronyms: ↑domestic fowl, ↑fowl, ↑poultry, ↑jungle fowl, ↑gallina

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  • Gallus Stanleyi — Jungle Jun gle (j[u^][ng] g l), n. [Hind. jangal desert, forest, jungle; Skr. ja[.n]gala desert.] 1. A dense growth of brushwood, grasses, reeds, vines, etc.; an almost impenetrable thicket of trees, canes, and reedy vegetation, as in India,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gallus varius — Jungle Jun gle (j[u^][ng] g l), n. [Hind. jangal desert, forest, jungle; Skr. ja[.n]gala desert.] 1. A dense growth of brushwood, grasses, reeds, vines, etc.; an almost impenetrable thicket of trees, canes, and reedy vegetation, as in India,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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