domestic fowl

domestic fowl

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus) and occurring in many varieties Often shortened to fowl

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domestic fowl - a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl fowl, poultry gallinacean, gallinaceous bird - heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds Dorking - an English breed of large domestic fowl having five toes (the hind toe doubled) Plymouth Rock - an American breed of domestic fowl Cornish fowl, Cornish - English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters Rock Cornish - small plump hybrid developed by crossbreeding Plymouth Rock and Cornish fowl game fowl - any of several breeds reared for cockfighting cochin, cochin china - Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs genus Gallus, Gallus - common domestic birds and related forms Gallus gallus, chicken - a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl bantam - any of various small breeds of fowl Meleagris gallopavo, turkey - large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food guinea fowl, Numida meleagris, guinea - a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world saddle - posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl poultry - flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food