Numida meleagris (English spelling) Numidameleagris

Japanese: Numida meleagris(英語表記)Numidameleagris
Numida meleagris (English spelling) Numidameleagris

…a species of bird in the family Guineafowl, or any of seven species in the same family. The guineafowl Numida meleagris (illustration) is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa. A subspecies native to West Africa was imported to Europe by the Portuguese at the end of the Middle Ages and bred into the variety seen today, but it has been used as food by the Romans and Greeks since ancient times. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Numida meleagris" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…キジ目ホロホロチョウ科の鳥の1種,または同科に含まれる7種の総称。ホロホロチョウNumida meleagris(イラスト)は,サハラ砂漠以南のアフリカに広く分布する。アフリカ西部産の亜種が,中世の終わりころにポルトガル人によってヨーロッパに輸入され,今日見られるような品種に改良されたが,古来からローマおよびギリシア人によって食用に供されてきた。…

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