wildfowl (redirected from wildfowls)

wild·fowl  (wldfoul)

n. pl. wildfowl or wild·fowls

A wild game bird, such as a duck, goose, or quail.

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wildfowl [ˈwaɪldˌfaʊl]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any bird that is hunted by man, esp any duck or similar aquatic bird

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) such birds collectively

wildfowler  n

wildfowling  adj & n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

wildfowl - flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food bird, fowl - the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food grouse - flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil quail - flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised partridge - flesh of either quail or grouse pheasant - flesh of a pheasant; usually braised

Translations

wildfowl [ˈwaɪldfaʊl] NPL (gen) → aves fpl de caza; (= ducks) → ánades mpl

wildfowl wild fowl [ˈwaɪldfaʊl] npl → gibier m à plumes
wild-goose chase [waɪldˈguːs] n (fig) → fausse piste f
to send sb on a wild-goose chase → lancer qn sur une fausse piste

wildfowl [ˈwaɪldˌfaʊl] npl → selvaggina fsg di penna

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wildfowl [ˈwaɪldˌfaʊl] npl → selvaggina fsg di penna