peafowl

/ˌpiˈfaʊl/

Other forms: peafowls

Definitions of peafowl

1. noun

   very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird
   synonyms: bird of Juno

   types:

   pea-chick, peachick

   a young peafowl

   peacock

   male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fan-like tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots

   peahen

   female peafowl

   Pavo cristatus, blue peafowl

   peafowl of India and Ceylon

   Pavo muticus, green peafowl

   peafowl of southeast Asia

   type of:

   pheasant

   large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere