guinea fowl vs Numida meleagris

guinea fowl and Numida meleagris both are nouns.

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

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

guinea fowl and Numida meleagris: 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 guinea fowl include guinea.

guinea fowl (noun)	Numida meleagris (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