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Noun: gallinacean  `galu'neyshun
  1. Heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds
    - gallinaceous bird

Derived forms: gallinaceans

See also: gallinaceous

Type of: bird

Part of: Galliformes, order Galliformes

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gallic acid
Gallican
Gallicanism
Gallicise
Gallicism
Gallicize
Galliformes
galligaskins
gallimaufry
gallina
gallinacean
gallinaceous
gallinaceous bird
Gallinago
Gallinago gallinago
Gallinago gallinago delicata
Gallinago media
galling
gallingly
Gallinula
Gallinula chloropus