jungle fowl
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- noun
- /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl faʊl/
- Indian
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gallo de la jungla
- Jungle fowl first perceive this light and crow.
- red jungle fowl
Examples
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Minor items: The egg came first, as the egg that hatched as a chicken was laid by a jungle fowl.
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So the, the, the modern chicken that's used for, for food production or eggs originate from jungle fowl from Southeast Asia.
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Wild red jungle fowl are the ancestors of today's chickens.
Academic text (2005) -
In Asia, there is a red jungle fowl that mated with a grey jungle fowl, which made the first chicken egg after crossbreeding.
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In Asia, there is a red jungle fowl that mated with a grey jungle fowl, which made the first chicken egg after crossbreeding.
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The red jungle fowl can often be seen foraging for seeds in the dense underbrush.
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Scientists believe that the jungle fowl played a significant role in the domestication of chickens.
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In the lush forests of Southeast Asia, the jungle fowl roams freely, displaying vibrant plumage.
Synonyms
A wild bird from Southeast Asia that is the ancestor of chickens
A wild bird from Southeast Asia that is the ancestor of the domestic chicken
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a wild bird of the forest' is directly and compositionally derivable from 'jungle' (forest) + 'fowl' (bird): essentially 'a bird that lives in the jungle.' This is a straightforward adjectival-noun combination following common compounding patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily grasp the MWE.
Etymology
Jungle fowl literally names a wild bird of the forest: jungle means forest and fowl means bird. These birds from South and Southeast Asia are the wild ancestors of the 'domestic chicken', so the name now refers to a small wild bird thought to be the origin of today's chickens.