peafowl

Everyday

Peafowl are large birds of the pheasant family; the male is a peacock, the female is a peahen, and the babies are peachicks. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons peafowl are a classic example of the difference between males and females: the peacock has a long, colourful tail with «eye» spots that he fans out to attract peahens, while the peahen is brown and plain. The Indian peafowl is India's national bird. Phrases: «a flock of peafowl», «Indian peafowl».

Examples

• Peafowl wandered across the castle lawn. tree →
• A peacock is a male peafowl, and a peahen is a female. tree →
• Baby peafowl are called peachicks. tree →
• The Indian peafowl is India's national bird. tree →
• Peafowl screech loudly at dawn. tree →
• Green peafowl live in South-East Asia. tree →

Note

Plural can be «peafowl» or «peafowls». In everyday talk people often call all of them «peacocks», but strictly the peacock is only the male. In counting problems: 3 peacocks and 4 peahens make 7 peafowl.