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- [pee-foul]
- /ˈpiˌfaʊl/
- /ˈpiːfaʊl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pee-foul]
- /ˈpiˌfaʊl/
Definitions of peafowl word
- noun plural peafowl any of several gallinaceous birds of the genera Pavo, of India, Sri Lanka, southeastern Asia, and the East Indies, and Afropavo, of Africa. 1
- noun peafowl either of two large pheasants, Pavo cristatus (blue peafowl) of India and Sri Lanka and P. muticus (green peafowl) of SE Asia. The males (peacocks) have a characteristic bright plumage 0
- noun peafowl a rare closely related African species, Afropavo congensis (Congo peafowl), both sexes of which are brightly coloured 0
- noun peafowl any of various large gallinaceous birds (family Phasianidae) of S Asia, the East Indies, or Africa, as the peacock: now widely domesticated as an ornamental bird 0
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Origin of peafowl
First appearance:
before 1795 One of the 43% newest English words
1795-1805; pea (see peacock) + fowl
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Parts of speech for Peafowl
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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peafowl popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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