pintado

• ⇰ Any bird of the genus <gen>Numida</gen>. Several species are found in Africa. The common pintado, or Guinea fowl, the helmeted, and the crested pintados, are the best known. See <cref>Guinea fowl</cref>, under Guinea>.
• ⇰ A fish (<spn>Scomberomorus regalis</spn>) similar to, but larger than, the Spanish mackerel, and having elongated spots, common about Florida and the West Indies.