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noun - very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird
noun - a large pheasant
PEAFOWL - The peafowl include three species of birds in the genera Pavo and Afropavo of the Phasianidae family, the pheasants and their allies. The two Asiatic...
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| Either of two large pheasants, Pavo cristatus of India and Sri Lanka or P. muticus of southeast Asia. |
| a large crested pheasant found mainly in Asia. |
| very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird |
| a large bird, the male of which has very long tail feathers that it can spread out to show bright colours and patterns: |
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| The peafowl include three species of birds in the genera Pavo and Afropavo of the Phasianidae family, the pheasants and their allies. The two Asiatic species are the blue or Indian peafowl originally of the Indian subcontinent, and the green peafowl of Southeast Asia; the one African species is the Congo peafowl, native only to the Congo Basin. Male peafowl are known for their piercing calls and their extravagant plumage. The latter is especially prominent in the Asiatic species, which have an eye-spotted "tail" or "train" of covert feathers, which they display as part of a courtship ritual. The term peacock is properly reserved for the male; the female is known as a peahen, and the immature offspring are sometimes called peachicks.The functions of the elaborate iridescent coloration and large "train" of peacocks have been the subject of extensive scientific debate. Charles Darwin suggested they served to attract females, and the showy features of the males had evolved by sexual select |