peafowl

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pea·fowl /ˈpiːfaʊl/ noun [countable]  HBBa peacock or peahen 孔雀

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peafowl• If the theory is correct, the females in a species like peafowl must prefer those males with the most exaggerated tails.• From terns to peafowl, there is a kind of continuum of different criteria.

pea·fowl nounChineseSyllable  

Corpus peacock or peahen a

peafowl
pea‧fowl /ˈpiːfaʊl/ noun [countable]
a peacock or peahen

pea·fowlBrE /ˈpiːfaʊl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpiːfaʊl/ 🔊 noun (

plural

pea·fowl) a large pheasant found mainly in Asia. The male is called a and the female is called a peacock and the female is called a peahen . 孔雀（主要见于亚洲，peacock 指雄孔雀，peahen 指雌孔雀）