Associations to the word «Gallinaceous»

Wiktionary

GALLINACEOUS, adjective. (zoology) related to the genus Gallus, poultry; notably said of the order Galliformes.

Dictionary definition

GALLINACEOUS, adjective. Of or relating to or resembling a gallinacean.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats