different between gallinaceous vs chickenlike

English

Borrowed from Latin gall?n?ceus, from gall?na (“hen”), itself from gallus (“cock”).

gallinaceous (comparative more gallinaceous, superlative most gallinaceous)

(zoology) related to the genus Gallus, poultry; notably said of the order Galliformes.

chicken +? -like

chickenlike (comparative more chickenlike, superlative most chickenlike)

Similar to a chicken or an aspect of a chicken
a chickenlike beak
a chickenlike noise
Similar to chicken (the meat)

chickenlike (comparative more chickenlike, superlative most chickenlike)

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