green junglefowl en · NOUN
Meanings
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A species of junglefowl, Gallus varius, native to Java and several islands near it to the east.
I also obtained here a specimen of the rare green jungle-fowl (Gallus furcatus), whose back and neck are beautifully scaled with bronzy feathers, and whose smooth-edged oval comb is of a violet purple colour, changing to green at the base.
1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 170:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| green junglefowl | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| green junglefowls | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
fr coq de Java (Translations)