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Noun: jungle fowl  júng-gul fawl
  1. Small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to domestic fowl
    "The red jungle fowl is considered the primary ancestor of domestic chickens";
    - gallina

Derived forms: jungle fowl

Type of: gallinacean, gallinaceous bird

Part of: Gallus, genus Gallus

Encyclopedia: Jungle fowl