different between gallinaceous vs junglefowl

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.

jungle +? fowl

junglefowl (plural junglefowl or junglefowls)

Any of four semiflightless, gallinaceous game birds of the genus Gallus, native to southeast Asia, including the red junglefowl or domestic chicken.
The red junglefowl is said to be the original “chicken” from which all domestic chickens are descended, based on comments and observations made by Darwin.

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