gallináceo

Definitions of gallináceo
  1. noun
    heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds
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    ave de corral
    a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
    columbiforme
    a cosmopolitan order of land birds having small heads and short legs with four unwebbed toes
    ave de caza
    any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport
    pollo
    a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
    bantam, gallina bantam, gallina enana
    any of various small breeds of fowl
    pavo
    large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
    gruñido, queja, quejica, regaño, urogallo
    popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
    guinea
    a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world
    perdiz
    heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
    dodo
    extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons
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    ave
    warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
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