(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:49:48

Gal*li"nae (?), n.; pl. [NL., fr. L. gallina a hen, gallus a cock.] Zool.

An order of birds, including the common domestic fowls, pheasants, grouse, quails, and allied forms; -- sometimes called Rasores.

 

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