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    peahen

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Birds
    pea·hen /ˈpiːhen/ noun [countable]  HBBa female peacock 雌孔雀
    Examples from the Corpus
    peahen• A peahen, on the other hand, does not even get such protection.• Each peahen is on a treadmill and dare not jump off lest she condemn her sons to celibacy.• Might the peahens not have perfectly good direct reasons for choosing as they do?• What is more, most of the peahens choose the same male.• The peahens have merely been seduced rather than won.
    pea·hen nounChineseSyllable
    a Corpus peacock female


    peahen
    pea‧hen /ˈpiːhen/ noun [countable]
    a female peacock


    pea·henBrE /ˈpiːhen/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpiːhen/ 🔊 nouna large brown bird, the female of the peacock 雌孔雀