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NUMIDA MELEAGRIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Numida meleagris mean?
• NUMIDA MELEAGRIS (noun)
The noun NUMIDA MELEAGRIS has 1 sense:
1. a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world
Familiarity information: NUMIDA MELEAGRIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
guinea; guinea fowl; Numida meleagris
Hypernyms ("Numida meleagris" is a kind of...):
domestic fowl; fowl; poultry (a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl)
Meronyms (parts of "Numida meleagris"):
guinea hen (flesh of a guinea fowl (especially of hens))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Numida meleagris"):
guinea hen (female guinea fowl)
Holonyms ("Numida meleagris" is a member of...):
genus Numida; Numida (guinea fowl)
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