peahen in English
noun
1
a female peafowl, having drabber colors and a shorter tail than the male.
It should be noted that a peacock is a male peafowl and a peahen is a female peafowl.
Use "peahen" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "peahen" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "peahen", or refer to the context using the word "peahen" in the English Dictionary.
1. A child was feeding the peahen in the zoo.
2. A peahen, on the other hand, does not even get such protection.
3. The peahen is somewhat fussy, but she has a weakness for show-offs.
4. Each peahen is on a treadmill and dare not jump off lest she condemn her sons to celibacy.
5. In some cases their beauty serves to attract the opposite sex. A peacock unfolds his iridescent train, for instance, to attract a peahen.