Gallinae

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

  Gallinae \Gal*li"nae\, n.; pl. [NL., fr. L. gallina a hen,
     gallus a cock.] (Zool.)
     An order of birds, including the common domestic fowls,
     pheasants, grouse, quails, and allied forms; -- sometimes
     called {{Rasores}}.
     [1913 Webster]