peafowl

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/ˈpiːˌfaʊl/

noun

A bird of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).

Similar
peacockbird of Juno
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Meanings

nounpeafowl (plural peafowls or peafowl)

plural peafowls

  1. A bird of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).

    Synonyms: peacock

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA bird of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).

Similar
peacock

More synonyms by meaning

nounvery large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird

Similar
bird of Juno
Broader
pheasant
Also see
bird of junopeacock

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From pea (“peacock”) + fowl. Compare Icelandic páfugl (“peafowl”), Swedish påfågel (“peafowl”), Danish påfugl (“peafowl”).

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Translations

Arabic طَاوُوس
  • طَاوُوس (ṭāwūs)pheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo
Bulgarian паун
  • паун (paun)pheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo
Chinese Cantonese 孔雀
  • 孔雀pheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo
Chinese Mandarin 孔雀
  • 孔雀 (kǒngquè)pheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo
Czech páv
  • pávpheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo
Danish påfugl
  • påfuglpheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo
Dutch pauw
  • pauwpheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo
Esperanto pavo
  • pavopheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo
Finnish riikinkukko
  • riikinkukkopheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo
French paon
  • paonpheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo
German Pfau
  • Pfaupheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo
Hungarian páva
  • pávapheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo
Icelandic páfugl
  • páfuglpheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo
Indonesian merak
  • merakpheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo
Italian pavone
  • pavonepheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo
Māori pīkao
  • pīkaopheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo
Norwegian Bokmål påfugl
  • påfuglpheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo
Polish paw
  • pawpheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo
Portuguese pavão
  • pavãopheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo
Romanian păun
  • păunpheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo
Russian павли́н
  • павли́н (pavlín)pheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo
Spanish pavo, pavo real
  • pavopheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo
  • pavo realpheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo
  • pavorrealpheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo
Swedish påfågel
  • påfågelpheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo
Cite this entry
APA

peafowl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peafowl

MLA

“peafowl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peafowl. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peafowl,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peafowl.

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