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guinea hen

noun

: a female guinea fowl

Full Definition of GUINEA HEN

:  a female guinea fowl; broadly :  guinea fowl
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First Known Use of GUINEA HEN

1599

Rhymes with GUINEA HEN

born-again, cactus wren, CNN, Debrecen, five-and-ten, fountain pen, hazel hen, julienne, Kerguelen, La Fontaine, lion's den, LPN, madrilene, mise-en-scène, mother hen, samisen, Sun Yat-sen, water hen

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4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. guinea hen
  2. guinea-hen flower
  3. guinea-hen weed
  4. water guinea
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