"galeny" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: galenies [plural]
Etymology: From Latin gallīna (“hen”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|gallīna||hen}} Latin gallīna (“hen”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} galeny (plural galenies)
  1. (UK, archaic, West Country) A guinea fowl. Tags: UK, West-Country, archaic
    Sense id: en-galeny-en-noun-Qdra0ex6 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, West Country English

Inflected forms

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