(n)a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world, Syn.Numida meleagris, guinea
(n)Eurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval times; widely grown as an ornamental, Syn.leper lily, checkered daffodil, Fritillaria meleagris, guinea-hen flower
‖prop. n. [ L., the Guinea fowl. ] (Zool.) A genus of American gallinaceous birds, including the common turkey and the wild turkeys. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]