• (n.) An order of birds, including the common domestic fowls, pheasants, grouse, quails, and allied forms; -- sometimes called Rasores.
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<ornithology> An order of birds, including the common domestic fowls, pheasants, grouse, quails, and allied forms; sometimes called Rasores. ... Origin: L. Gallina a hen, gallus a cock. ... (11 Mar 1998) ...
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Gal·li'nae noun ;
plural [ New Latin , from Latin
gallina a hen,
gallus a cock.]
(Zoology) An order of birds, including the common domestic fowls, pheasants, grouse, quails, and allied forms; -- sometimes called
Rasores .
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Gallinae is the Gallinaceous order of birds. They are characterized by a vaulted upper mandible, the nostrils pierced in a large membranous space at the base of the beak, and covered by a cartilaginous scale. They have three toes in front, and one behind, sometimes articulated high on the tarsus. The claws are stout, short and slightly curved.
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