Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In ornithology, formerly, gallinaceous birds collectively; now, in Garrod's classification, an order of a subclass Homalogonatæ, consisting of the three cohorts Struthiones, Gallinaceæ, and Psittaci.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun pheasants; turkeys; grouse; partridges; quails; chickens; brush turkeys; curassows; hoatzins
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Examples
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Many birds, especially galliformes, are very fast in being able to walk, and it is very probable that this is a very primitive trait from a time without much parental care.
Joy in the Farmyard James Gurney 2010
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And all the non-galliformes soaring around up there?
Think Progress 2009
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And all the non-galliformes soaring around up there?
Think Progress 2009
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