Definition of "peahen" []

• A female peafowl. (noun)

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• "The brown female peacock, known as a peahen, has been on the loose in north Edmonton for the past couple days after escaping from her owner's home."
• "Darwin considered the peacock's tail to be an example of sexual selection, that is, the peahen prefers the more colourful peacock tails, so evolution favours more colourful tails."
• "Cutting the tails of peacocks short prevents them from attracting peahens, but having a slightly larger tail than a rival does not make much difference, because the peahen cannot tell the difference."