Guinea Fowl (Noun)
Meaning
A west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- In the backyard of the rural farmhouse, a noisy guinea fowl stirred up dust as it scurried about searching for seeds to peck.
- A dish of roasted guinea fowl served with steaming hot jollof rice was the main course at the lavish African wedding reception.
- Members of the local 4-H club were delighted when a prized guinea fowl won first prize at the annual harvest festival competition.
- Flocks of wild guinea fowl ran wildly about the airport, dodging planes and passengers as they strutted their stuff.
- After researching the best breed for backyard farming, the young entrepreneur finally settled on purchasing several hardy guinea fowl chicks for meat production.