| NOUN | animal | Numida meleagris, guinea fowl, guinea | a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white |
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| Meaning | A west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world. | |
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| Synonyms | guinea fowl, guinea | |
| Member of | Numida, genus Numida | guinea fowl |
| Parts | guinea hen | flesh of a guinea fowl (especially of hens) |
| Narrower | guinea hen | female guinea fowl |
| Broader | domestic fowl, fowl, poultry | A domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl |
| Spanish | gallina de Guinea, guinea, pintada | |
| Catalan | gallina de guinea, Numida meleagris, pintada | |
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