Definition for GUIN'EA-HEN

GUIN'EA-HEN, n.

The Numida meleagris, a fowl of the gallinaceous order, a native of Africa. It is larger than the common domestic hen, and has a kind of colored fleshy horn on each side of the head. Its color is a dark gray, beautifully variegated with small white spots. Encyc.

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