Pintados

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

  Pintado \Pin*ta"do\, n.; pl. {Pintados}. [Sp., painted, fr.
     pintar to paint.]
     1. (Zool.) Any bird of the genus {Numida}. Several species
        are found in Africa. The common pintado, or Guinea fowl,
        the helmeted, and the crested pintados, are the best
        known. See {Guinea fowl}, under {Guinea}.


        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A fish ({Scomberomorus regalis}) similar to, but larger
        than, the Spanish mackerel, and having elongated spots,
        common about Florida and the West Indies.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]