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fowl
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fowl  (foul)
n. pl. fowl or fowls
1. Any of various birds of the order Galliformes, especially the common, widely domesticated chicken (Gallus gallus).
2.
a. A bird, such as the duck, goose, turkey, or pheasant, that is used as food or hunted as game.
b. The flesh of such birds used as food.
3. A bird of any kind.
intr.v. fowled, fowl·ing, fowls
To hunt, trap, or shoot wildfowl.

[Middle English foul, from Old English fugol; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]

fowler n.

fowl
Noun
1. a domesticated bird such as a hen
2. any other bird that is used as food or hunted as game
3. the meat of fowl
4. Old-fashioned a bird
Verb
to hunt or snare wild birds [Old English fugol]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fowlfowl - a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
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
2.fowl - the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
bird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
wishbone, wishing bone - the furcula of a domestic fowl
poultry - flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food
wildfowl - flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food
drumstick - the lower joint of the leg of a fowl
second joint, thigh - the upper joint of the leg of a fowl
wing - the wing of a fowl; "he preferred the drumsticks to the wings"
giblet, giblets - edible viscera of a fowl
oyster - a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl
parson's nose, pope's nose - the tail of a dressed fowl
meat - the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
dark meat - the flesh of the legs of fowl used as food
Verb1.fowl - hunt fowl
hunt, hunt down, track down, run - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"
2.fowl - hunt fowl in the forest
grouse - hunt grouse
hunt, hunt down, track down, run - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"

fowl
noun poultry, >> male cock >> female hen
Translations

fowl [faul] nave f (de corral)
fowl [faul] nvolaille f
fowl [faul] nVogel m (besonders Huhn, Gans, Ente etc)
fowl [faul] npollame m; volatile m

fowl
n fowl [faul]
a bird, especially domestic, eg hens, ducks, geese etc He keeps fowls and a few pigs.pluimveeطَيْر، دجاجَهптицаdrůbežfjerkrædas Geflügelπουλερικόave de corral(kodu)lindپرنده؛ طیورsiipikarjaoiseau de basse-courעוֹףपालतू चिड़ियाptica, peradbaromfiunggas(ali)fuglvolatile家禽가금(家禽)naminis paukštismājputnsburung(ge)vogel(te)fjærfe, hønedróbavepasăre de curteдомашняя птицаhydinaperutninaperadhöns[], fjäderfäสัตว์ปีกที่เลี้ยงไว้ใช้เป็นอาหารในครัวเรือนkümes hayvanı家禽птицяانڈے دینے والے پالتو پرندوں میں سے کوئیthịt gia cầm; gia súc

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