"guinea keet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: guinea keets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} guinea keet (plural guinea keets)
  1. (US, dialectal) A guinea fowl Tags: US, dialectal Categories (lifeform): Fowls

Inflected forms

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