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gallus gallus
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Red junglefowl
The red junglefowl (Gallus gallus) is a tropical member of the family Phasianidae.
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Gallus gallus
Noun
1. a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
(synonym) chicken
(hypernym) domestic fowl, fowl, poultry
(hyponym) bantam
(part-meronym) chicken, poulet, volaille
2. a jungle fowl of southeastern Asia that is considered ancestral to the domestic fowl
(synonym) red jungle fowl
(hypernym) jungle fowl, gallina
