Associations to the word «Peafowl»

Wiktionary

PEAFOWL, noun. (rare) A pheasant of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock. The cry is "meow" (like cats), "kee-o" or "iyaan".

Dictionary definition

PEAFOWL, noun. Very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats