Gallinacean

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gallinacean \Gal`li*na"cean\, n. (Zool.)
     One of the Gallinae or gallinaceous birds.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  gallinacean
       n : heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds
           [syn: {gallinaceous bird}]