Galliformes
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- noun
- /ˈɡælɪfɔːrmiːz/
- Specialized
- Like turkeys, guineas are Galliformes, a group that includes chickens and other ground-feeding birds.
Examples
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The Galliformes comprise an order of largely dry-ground-feeding birds; we call the barnyard birds' typical food-gathering habit scratching. If any Galliformes from quail to turkey size are indigenous to your area, chickens ought to find a good supply of native food in your woods, too.
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And so the Galliformes bobbing about in the rear didn't come down the aisles to share their thoughts with the rest of us, and their refusal came in the name of cultural diversity!
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The Galliformes comprise an order of largely dry-ground-feeding birds; we call the barnyard birds' typical food-gathering habit scratching. If any Galliformes from quail to turkey size are indigenous to your area, chickens ought to find a good supply of native food in your woods, too.
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All domestic fowl are included in the Galliformes.
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The Galliformes are known for their heavy bodies and ground-feeding habits.
Synonyms
A group of heavy ground-feeding birds like chickens and turkeys
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Galliformes = galliform (opaque) = galli + form + es
The term is a scientific Latinized formation (galli- + -form) with a pluralizing -es; the combining elements are specialized and not apparent to average learners.
Etymology
Galliformes comes from the Latin gallus meaning 'rooster' and the ending -formes meaning 'shape' or 'form'. So it literally means 'rooster-shaped', which helps explain why the name is used for the group of chickens, turkeys, pheasants and quails.