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GUINEA HEN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Female guinea fowl

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("guinea hen" is a kind of...):

guinea; guinea fowl; Numida meleagris (a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Flesh of a guinea fowl (especially of hens)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("guinea hen" is a kind of...):

poultry (flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food)

Holonyms ("guinea hen" is a part of...):

guinea; guinea fowl; Numida meleagris (a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world)

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