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  • adjective Attributive form of guinea fowl, noun.

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Examples

  • I made this up last night to use up the last of a roast guinea-fowl we had the other night.

    Archive 2006-03-01 Mrs Frog 2006

  • I made this up last night to use up the last of a roast guinea-fowl we had the other night.

    Lemon Chicken and Ricotta Pasta Mrs Frog 2006

  • "Anna uses traditional African techniques in a glamorous and modern way," says designer Paul Smith, who carries her line in his shops, where the $800 flamingo and guinea-fowl feather shawl is a best seller.

    Style Out of Africa 2007

  • “I should prefer a moor-cock or guinea-fowl,” replied Pencroft, “still, if they are good to eat —”

    The Mysterious Island 2005

  • Some guinea-fowl flew up as if startled, and a stembok scurried out.

    Prester John 2005

  • “I should prefer a moor-cock or guinea-fowl,” replied Pencroft, “still, if they are good to eat —”

    The Mysterious Island 2005

  • Zebra, giraffe, elephant, and rhinoceros are most common; ptarmigan and guinea-fowl were also plentiful.

    How I Found Livingstone Henry Morton 2004

  • Outside nothing is heard beyond the cry of a stray florican, or guinea-fowl, which has lost her mate, or the hoarse croaking of the frogs in the pool hard by, or the song of the crickets which seems to lull the day to rest; inside our camp are heard the gurgles of the gourd pipes as the men inhale the blue ether, which I also love.

    How I Found Livingstone Henry Morton 2004

  • They say that they do not want more venison, it is so dry and tasteless, and ask why we do not give them shot to shoot the more savoury guinea-fowl.

    A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries 2004

  • I shot three brace of guinea-fowl in the neighbourhood of Misonghi, the deserted village we occupied, and

    How I Found Livingstone Henry Morton 2004

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