Noun: Gallus gallus
- A jungle fowl of southeastern Asia that is considered ancestral to the domestic fowl
"The Gallus gallus's DNA closely matches that of modern domestic chickens";
- red jungle fowl
- A domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
- chicken, chook [Austral, NZ, informal]
Type of: domestic fowl, fowl, gallina, jungle fowl, poultry
Encyclopedia: Gallus gallus