Numida meleagris vs guinea fowl

Numida meleagris and guinea fowl both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Numida meleagris	Yes	No	No	No
guinea fowl	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Numida meleagris and guinea fowl are synonyms defined as:

Numida meleagris and guinea fowl: a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world

Other synonyms of Numida meleagris include guinea.

Numida meleagris (noun)	guinea fowl (noun)
a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world	a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world