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pea·hen
(pē′hĕn′)n.
A female peafowl.
[Middle English pohen, pehenne : po, peacock; see peacock + hen, female bird; see hen.]
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pea•hen
(ˈpiˌhɛn)n.
the female peafowl.
[1375–1425]
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Noun | 1. | peahen - female peafowl bird of Juno, peafowl - very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird |
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Translations
pávice
pavino
pávica
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