Plural of garefowl; multiple extinct flightless seabirds of the genus that included the great auk.
The plural form of garefowl, following standard English pluralization conventions applied to this Old Norse-derived word.
When naturalists first began cataloging these birds scientifically, they didn't realize they were documenting an entire species in its final decline—museums still preserve preserved garefowls as solemn reminders!
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