From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpeafowlpea‧fowl /ˈpiːfaʊl/ noun [countable] HBBa peacock or peahen
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peafowl• If the theory is correct, the females in a species like peafowl must prefer those males with the most exaggerated tails.• From terns to peafowl, there is a kind of continuum of different criteria. 