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PRONUNCIATION OF PEAHEN

peahen  [ˈpiːhen] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PEAHEN

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Peahen is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PEAHEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

peahen

Peafowl

Peafowl are two Asiatic and one African species of flying bird in the genus Pavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae, best known for the male's extravagant eye-spotted tail covert feathers, which it displays as part of courtship. The male is called a peacock, the female a peahen, and the offspring peachicks. The adult female peafowl is grey and/or brown. Peachicks can be between yellow and a tawny colour with darker brown patches or light tan and ivory, also referred to as "dirty white". The term also includes the Congo peafowl, which is placed in a separate genus Afropavo. In common with other members of the Galliformes, males possess metatarsal spurs or "thorns" used primarily during intraspecific fights. White peacocks are not albinos; they have a genetic mutation that is known as leucism, which causes the lack of pigments in the plumage. Albino mammals and birds have a complete lack of color and red or pink eyes while White peafowl have blue eyes. The white color appears in other domestically bred peafowl but in different quantities. Chicks are born yellow and become white as they mature.

Definition of peahen in the English dictionary

The definition of peahen in the dictionary is the female of either of two large pheasants, Pavo cristatus of India and Ceylon and P. muticus of SE Asia.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PEAHEN

peacock feather
peacock ore
peacock-blue
peacock´s tail
peacockery
peacockish
peacocky
peafowl
peag
peage
peak
peak demand
Peak District
peak experience
peak hours
peak listening time
peak load
peak period
peak production
peak programme meter

WORDS THAT END LIKE PEAHEN

Aachen
acetaminophen
Chechen
Cohen
fitted kitchen
freshen
fully-fitted kitchen
Gelsenkirchen
Goshen
hen
kitchen
kuchen
lengthen
lichen
say when
Stephen
strengthen
the heathen
then
when

Synonyms and antonyms of peahen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «peahen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PEAHEN

Find out the translation of peahen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of peahen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «peahen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

孔雀
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

peahen
570 millions of speakers

English

peahen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मोरनी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طاووسة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пава
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

peahen
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ময়ূরী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

paonne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peahen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pfauenhenne
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

peahen
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공작의 암컷
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Peahen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con công mái
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெண் மயில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मयूर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tavuskuşu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pavona
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pawica
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пава
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

peahen
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταώς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pauwin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

peahen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

peahen
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PEAHEN»

The term «peahen» is regularly used and occupies the 99.712 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PEAHEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about peahen

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PEAHEN»

Discover the use of peahen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to peahen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Why Men Won't Ask for Directions: The Seductions of Sociobiology
Why should a peahen choose to mate with the most beautiful peacock? What is the evolutionary advantage for the peahen? One adaptive rationale for female choosiness would be to identify a mate that could protect and provision her and her ...
Richard C. Francis, 2013
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The thousand and one nights: commonly called in England, The ...
So the duck and the peahen felt secure ; and the latter said to the duck, O my sister, that which thou fcarest is an antelope, and see, he hath approached us : no harm will befall us from him ; for the antelope eateth the herbs which spring from ...
Edward William Lane, Edward Stanley Poole, 1865
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How to Draw Cartoon Birds
A female peafowl is called a peahen. When a peacock wants to show off for a peahen, he raises his colorful train and parades around. Peahens have brown, black, and white feathers and don't have trains. When peacocks molt, or shed their ...
Curt Visca, Kelley Visca, 2003
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Story, Story, Story: From Smooth to Cool
It was said within the circle of feathered creatures, that Mrs. Peahen's voice was not considered quite as attractive as her feathers. In fact, some members eventhought that hers is a voicethatis “for the birds.”She simply did not have abeautiful ...
Clement London
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Coates's Herd Book
1858, April 1, red, B.C.IVillosns | Major, 16495 | Viscount Galway PEAHEN, Roan , calved February 26, 1849, Bred by Mr. R. Welsted, Ballywalter, the property of Captain T. Ball, Robert's Wall; got by Favour (9114), dam (Lady) by Albert 3rd ...
George Coates, 1859
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The Arabian Nights
When it was the One Hundred and Forty-seventh Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the peahen heard from the duck this story, she wondered with exceeding wonder and said to her, "O my sister, here thou art ...
Sir Richard Burton, 2004
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My Take: A Predication
I definitely want to tell about the amazing encounter That I witnessed between a peahen and a mighty snake. The snake was a cobra or not, I do not remember; But they were fully engaged in a fight to death. I say so because neither the ...
Satya Singh
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The thousand and one nights, commonly called, in England, ...
And the peahen had not finished her words when the antelope came up to them to shade himself beneath the tree ; and on beholding the peahen and the duck, he saluted them, and said to them, I have entered this island to-day, and have ...
Arabian nights, 1840
9
Sex in the Head: Visions of Femininity and Film in D.H. Lawrence
But when masculinity takes centre stage - be it peacocks or men - something interesting happens: If I had ever seen a peahen gazing with rapt attention on her lord's flamboyancy, I might believe that he had put on all those fine feathers just to ...
Linda Ruth Williams, 1993
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Discovering Your Innate Self-esteem : Weaverbirds, Peafowl ...
looked down on because of the excesses of extreme Peafowl than Weaverbirds should be looked down on for the excesses of extreme Weaverbirds. Peacocks and Peahens Billy Holiday was an extraordinary Peahen whose songs reflect the  ...
John Kuti, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PEAHEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term peahen is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Path of Exile' Patch 2.0.0g Released, Features New Armour Set and …
Game developers also added new microtransactions such as the Necrotic Armour Pack, Divine Righteous Fire and the Peacock and Peahen ... «Venture Capital Post, Jul 15»
2
The Morning Report: What you need to know to start your day in …
Remember the wandering peahen that became a celebrity in Heritage Harbour last month? She's given birth to nine chicks. Looking to pick ... «CapitalGazette.com, Jul 15»
3
Roaming peacocks evade capture by Northampton, Environmental …
On its website, the business lists among its farm animals two peacocks named Bob and Alex, and a peahen (female) named Dot. Cartledge ... «GazetteNET, Jul 15»
4
Quirky Ballina plant recycler threatened with $1m in fines
Now his quirky recycled garden, with its resident white peahen and palm tree 'rehab centre', attracts celebrity Instagramers and online inquiries ... «Northern Star, Jul 15»
5
New Moshi Monsters Food Factory App released for iOS and …
In a partnership brokered by digital agency Peahen Games, Moshi Monsters Food Factory™ has been created in association with licensor Mind ... «Journalism.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Library Lines: July 9
Children will see Animal Ambassadors such as giant White's tree frogs, a Peahen or Eclectus parrot, a Green Tree python or Emerald Tree boa, ... «Wilton Bulletin, Jul 15»
7
Choose electric for your taxi ride and help improve air quality in St …
“This is particularly important at The Peahen junction where the air quality is persistently below EU safe limits, contributing to residents' health ... «Herts Advertiser, Jul 15»
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Friends pay tribute to 'true gent' from St Albans
Chris was also a regular for many years at The Peahen and The Rats Castle on Hatfield Road. Chris was living at Marlborough House when he ... «St Albans & Harpenden Review, Jul 15»
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CAT 2015: Get ready to face tricky Questions on genders & Plurals …
By placing a word before or after, as – from peacock to peahen, milkman to milk woman. Tricky part. Now the most tricky situation is to know ... «MBAUniverse.com, Jul 15»
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Mumbai Diary: Friday frolics
A peahen was spotted at Parekh Estate Building, near the Opera House junction. Resident Jeetendra Ghadge stated that he saw the bird in his ... «Mid-Day, Jul 15»

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