fowl

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/faʊl/ English

Definitions

noun

A bird.
A bird of the order Galliformes, including chickens, turkeys, pheasant, partridges and quail.
Birds which are hunted or kept for food, including Galliformes and also waterfowl of the order Anseriformes such as ducks, geese and swans.

verb

To hunt fowl.“We took our guns and went fowling.”

adjective

Foul

Related words

Synonyms

poultry bird domestic fowl hen avian chicken waterfowl fish poodle meat typhoid flesh hame barndoor game domesticus

Associated

artemis lep gallus peafowl mulch pheasant hornbill chickens cay opal quail

Rhymes

scowl howl foul growl prowl cowl night owl crowl owl jowl

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