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jungle fowl

noun

Definition of jungle fowl

: any of several Asian wild birds (genus Gallus) related to the pheasants especially : a bird (G. gallus) of southeastern Asia from which domestic chickens have probably descended

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 Most researchers believe that Gallus gallus, the red jungle fowl, was first domesticated in East or Southeast Asia. — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, "20 Things You Didn't Know About ... Animal Domestication," 7 Sep. 2017 The first chickens, Asian jungle fowl, were domesticated some 6,000 years ago. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Did Peckish Christians Make Chickens More Social?," 15 May 2017

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First Known Use of jungle fowl

circa 1825, in the meaning defined above

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