guinea fowl

noun

: an African bird (Numida meleagris) related to the pheasants, raised for food in many parts of the world, and marked by a bare neck and head and slaty plumage speckled with white

broadly : any of several related birds

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Examples of guinea fowl in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile any pasta—including a guinea fowl bottoni—can have white truffle added upon request. —Elise Taylor, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024

The products are four pig feeds and one guinea fowl feed produced by Kreamer Feed, Inc., based in Kreamer, Pennsylvania. —Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024

Recent menus included lunches of free-range guinea fowl with corn polenta and marinated carrots and dinners of lobster vol-au-vent with white pudding and spinach. —Marianna Cerini, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2023

Like guinea fowls spotting a predator, the pair protect each other. —Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1749, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

guinea fowl

noun

guin·​ea fowl

ˈgin-ē-

: a gray and white spotted African bird related to the pheasants that has a bare neck and head and is widely raised for food