pea|fowl

pea|fowl
pea|fowl «PEE FOWL», noun.
a peacock or peahen. There are several kinds of peafowl, belonging to the same family as the pheasant and found in India, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), southeast Asia, the East Indies, and Africa.

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