"guinea fowl" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɪni ˌfaʊl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-guinea fowl.wav [US] Forms: guinea fowls [plural], guinea fowl [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|guinea fowl}} guinea fowl (plural guinea fowls or guinea fowl)
  1. Any of several African birds of the family Numididae (6 species) resembling partridges. Categories (lifeform): Fowls, Poultry Synonyms: guineafowl, guinea-fowl Derived forms: black guineafowl, crested guineafowl, helmeted guineafowl, plumed guineafowl, vulturine guineafowl, white-breasted guineafowl Translations (bird): tarentaal (Afrikaans), pula faraone (Albanian), μελεαγρίς (meleagrís) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), γαράμας (garámas) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), غِرْغِر (ḡirḡir) (Arabic), তিতৰ (titor) (Assamese), তিতৌ কুকুৰা (titou kukura) (Assamese), চীনা কুকুৰা (sina kukura) (Assamese), pintada (Basque), цацарка (cacarka) [feminine] (Belarusian), klujar-Spagn (Breton), токачка (tokačka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), pintada [feminine] (Catalan), gallina de guinea [feminine] (Catalan), nkhanga (Chichewa), perlička [feminine] (Czech), perlehøne [common-gender] (Danish), parelhoen [neuter] (Dutch), poelepetaat [neuter] (Dutch), numido (Esperanto), pärlkana (Estonian), tsaxe (Ewe), perluhøna [feminine] (Faroese), helmikana (Finnish), pintade [feminine] (French), faraone (Friulian), gjaline faraone (Friulian), galiña de guiné [feminine] (Galician), Perlhuhn [neuter] (German), φραγκόκοτα (fragkókota) [feminine] (Greek), pentad (Haitian Creole), gyöngytyúk (Hungarian), perluhænsn [neuter] (Icelandic), pintado (Ido), cearc ghuine [feminine] (Irish), coileach guine [masculine] (Irish), faraona [feminine] (Italian), faraona [feminine] (Ladin), pērļu vistiņa (Latvian), patarška [feminine] (Lithuanian), parlickata kokoška [feminine] (Lower Sorbian), parlickata kurka [feminine] (Lower Sorbian), би́серка (bíserka) [feminine] (Macedonian), farawna [feminine] (Maltese), eeanlee injinagh [masculine] (Manx), safan (Mpade), naaʼahóóhaistłʼinii (Navajo), pearalvuonccis (Northern Sami), perlehøne (Norwegian), pintarda [feminine] (Occitan), perliczka [feminine] (Polish), galinha d'angola [feminine] (Portuguese), galinha-da-índia [feminine] (Portuguese), galinha-da-guiné [feminine] (Portuguese), pintada [feminine] (Portuguese), estou-fraca [feminine] (Portuguese), cocar [feminine] (Portuguese), capote [masculine] (Portuguese), bibilică [feminine] (Romanian), pichire [feminine] (Romanian), giaglina perlada [feminine] (Romansch), цеса́рка (cesárka) [feminine] (Russian), magliocchina [feminine] (Sardinian), pudda de ìndias [feminine] (Sardinian), cearc Innseanach [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), coileach Innseanach [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), мѝсӣрка [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), бѝсе̄рка [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), мо̑рка [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), mìsīrka [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), bìsērka [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), mȏrka [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), perlička [feminine] (Slovak), pegatka [feminine] (Slovene), gallina de Guinea [feminine] (Spanish), kanga (Swahili), kororo (Swahili), pärlhöna (hjälmpärlhöna) [common-gender] (Swedish), ꠔꠤꠔꠞ (titor) (Sylheti), గిన్నికోడి (ginnikōḍi) (Telugu), nkhanga (Tumbuka), beçtavuğu (Turkish), цеса́рка (cesárka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), parlawa [feminine] (Upper Sorbian), krjepjena [feminine] (Upper Sorbian), iâr gini [feminine] (Welsh), combác [masculine] (Welsh), cochwat [masculine] (Welsh), poepeletaat (West Frisian), naat bi (Wolof), impangele (Xhosa), impangele (Zulu)

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          "sense": "bird",
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          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "cacarka",
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          "word": "цацарка"
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          "lang": "Chichewa",
          "sense": "bird",
          "word": "nkhanga"
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          "sense": "bird",
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          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "bird",
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          "word": "perlehøne"
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "bird",
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          "word": "parelhoen"
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "poelepetaat"
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "bird",
          "word": "numido"
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        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "bird",
          "word": "pärlkana"
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          "code": "ee",
          "lang": "Ewe",
          "sense": "bird",
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          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "bird",
          "word": "helmikana"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pintade"
        },
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          "code": "fur",
          "lang": "Friulian",
          "sense": "bird",
          "word": "faraone"
        },
        {
          "code": "fur",
          "lang": "Friulian",
          "sense": "bird",
          "word": "gjaline faraone"
        },
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "galiña de guiné"
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          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
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          "roman": "meleagrís",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "μελεαγρίς"
        },
        {
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "garámas",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "γαράμας"
        },
        {
          "code": "ht",
          "lang": "Haitian Creole",
          "sense": "bird",
          "word": "pentad"
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        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "bird",
          "word": "gyöngytyúk"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "perluhænsn"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "bird",
          "word": "pintado"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cearc ghuine"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "coileach guine"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "faraona"
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          "word": "faraona"
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        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "bird",
          "word": "pērļu vistiņa"
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          "code": "lt",
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          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "patarška"
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        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "bíserka",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "би́серка"
        },
        {
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "farawna"
        },
        {
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "eeanlee injinagh"
        },
        {
          "code": "mpi",
          "lang": "Mpade",
          "sense": "bird",
          "word": "safan"
        },
        {
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "bird",
          "word": "naaʼahóóhaistłʼinii"
        },
        {
          "code": "se",
          "lang": "Northern Sami",
          "sense": "bird",
          "word": "pearalvuonccis"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "bird",
          "word": "perlehøne"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pintarda"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "perliczka"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "galinha d'angola"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "galinha-da-índia"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "galinha-da-guiné"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pintada"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "estou-fraca"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cocar"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "capote"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bibilică"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pichire"
        },
        {
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "giaglina perlada"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "cesárka",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "цеса́рка"
        },
        {
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "magliocchina"
        },
        {
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pudda de ìndias"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cearc Innseanach"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "coileach Innseanach"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "мѝсӣрка"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "бѝсе̄рка"
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "bird",
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          "word": "мо̑рка"
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          "code": "sh",
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          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "mìsīrka"
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "bird",
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          "code": "sh",
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          "sense": "bird",
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          "word": "mȏrka"
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          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "perlička"
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          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "pegatka"
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          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "parlickata kokoška"
        },
        {
          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "parlickata kurka"
        },
        {
          "code": "hsb",
          "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "parlawa"
        },
        {
          "code": "hsb",
          "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "krjepjena"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "gallina de Guinea"
        },
        {
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "bird",
          "word": "kanga"
        },
        {
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "bird",
          "word": "kororo"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "pärlhöna (hjälmpärlhöna)"
        },
        {
          "code": "syl",
          "lang": "Sylheti",
          "roman": "titor",
          "sense": "bird",
          "word": "ꠔꠤꠔꠞ"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "ginnikōḍi",
          "sense": "bird",
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      "code": "ee",
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      "sense": "bird",
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      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "bird",
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      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "fur",
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      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "pintarda"
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      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "cocar"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "bibilică"
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      "word": "giaglina perlada"
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "sh",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "parlawa"
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      "word": "krjepjena"
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      "code": "sw",
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      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "kanga"
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      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "kororo"
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      "word": "pärlhöna (hjälmpärlhöna)"
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      "code": "syl",
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      "roman": "titor",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "ꠔꠤꠔꠞ"
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      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "ginnikōḍi",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "గిన్నికోడి"
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      "code": "tum",
      "lang": "Tumbuka",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "nkhanga"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "beçtavuğu"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "cesárka",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "цеса́рка"
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "iâr gini"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "combác"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cochwat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "poepeletaat"
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    {
      "code": "wo",
      "lang": "Wolof",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "naat bi"
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    {
      "code": "xh",
      "lang": "Xhosa",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "impangele"
    },
    {
      "code": "zu",
      "lang": "Zulu",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "impangele"
    }
  ],
  "word": "guinea fowl"
}

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