guinea
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- noun
- /ˈɡɪni/
:
pintada
- Dr. Rutka: Parker and James studied dexamethasone in guinea pigs and found no evidence of ototoxicity.
- guinea fowl
- guinea fowl and chickens
Ground feeding birds like chicken and Guinea fowl eat ticks.
- Ground feeding birds like chicken and Guinea fowl eat ticks.
Examples
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Our gorgeous guinea pigs are Layla and Lola Farrell.
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- What do you think of the guinea fowl?
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Ground feeding birds like chicken and Guinea fowl eat ticks.
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Locals also raise cattle, pigs, guinea pigs (cuyes), chickens, and rabbits.
Academic text (2017) -
We owned horses, dairy cows, goats, a few sheep, chickens, guinea fowl, geese, and semi-tame mallard ducks.
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In the market, they sold live guinea fowl, which are popular for their flavorful meat.
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The chef prepared a delicious dish using guinea fowl, roasted to perfection with herbs.
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At the farm, we raise guinea fowl, known for their unique appearance and tasty eggs.
Synonyms
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A farm bird from Africa with dark feathers and white spots, raised for meat and eggs
Compounds
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A farm bird from Africa with dark feathers and white spots, raised for meat and eggs
- Specialized
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An infection from drinking water with baby worms that causes painful blisters when the worm comes out
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A small parasite that lives in people and comes out through the skin causing strong pain after drinking dirty water
- Australian
A climbing plant that stays green all year with large bright yellow flowers
A garden plant with hanging bell-shaped flowers that are purple and white in a checkered pattern
A country in the eastern half of New Guinea island in the southwest Pacific since 1975
A country in West Africa on the Atlantic coast that became independent from France in 1958
A country in west central Africa with a mainland region and nearby islands in the Gulf of Guinea
- Literature
A former name for Guinea-Bissau, a country on the west coast of Africa that was a Portuguese colony until 1974
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word guinea for the bird comes from the same West African region, because these birds were first known to Europeans as coming 'from Guinea'. So the name guinea stuck and is still used for the spotted farm bird called a guinea fowl.