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Meaning of GALLINAE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Gal*li"nae\, n.; pl. [NL., fr. L. gallina a hen,
gallus a cock.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of birds, including the common domestic fowls,
pheasants, grouse, quails, and allied forms; -- sometimes
called {{Rasores}}.
 
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