peafowl

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpiːˌfaʊl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pē′foul′)

Inflections of 'peafowl' (n):
peafowls
npl (All usages)
peafowl
npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "Male peafowl are brightly colored.")

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pea•fowl  (pē′foul′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -fowls, (esp. collectively) -fowl. 
  1. Birdsany of several gallinaceous birds of the genera Pavo, of India, Sri Lanka, southeastern Asia, and the East Indies, and Afropavo, of Africa. Cf. peacock, peahen. 
  • pea (see peacock) + fowl 1795–1805

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
peafowl / ˈpiːˌfaʊl/ ( -fowls, -fowl)
  1. 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
    See peacock1
'peafowl' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
peacock - peahen

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