Fowl

  • 11fowl|er — «FOW luhr», noun. a person who hunts, shoots, catches, or traps wild birds …

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  • 12Fowl — Taxobox name = Galloanserans fossil range = Campanian Recent image width = 240px image caption = Chickens are a well known member of this ancient clade regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Neornithes infraclassis =… …

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  • 13fowl — Synonyms and related words: Bantam, Cornish hen, avifauna, baby bird, banty, barn door fowl, barnyard fowl, beat, biddy, bird, bird of Jove, bird of Juno, bird of Minerva, bird of night, bird of passage, bird of prey, birdie, birdlife, birdy,… …

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  • 14fowl — /faʊl / (say fowl) noun (plural fowls, fowl) 1. → chicken (def. 1). 2. any of various other gallinaceous or similar birds, as the turkey or duck. 3. (in market and household use) a full grown domestic fowl for food purposes, as distinguished from …

  • 15fowl — пернатая дичь; курица wild fowl пернатая дичь boiled fowl отварная курица well fleshed fowl мясистая курица jungle fowl кустарниковая дикая курица steamed fowl курица, сваренная на пару …

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  • 16fowl — [[t]fa͟ʊl[/t]] fowls N COUNT (fowl can also be used as the plural form.) A fowl is a bird, especially one that can be eaten as food, such as a duck or a chicken. Carve the fowl into 8 pieces. ...ducks and many other animals and fowl …

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  • 17fowl — [[t]faʊl[/t]] n. pl. fowls, (esp. collectively)fowl, n. 1) ahb. any domestic hen or rooster; chicken 2) orn any of several other, usu. gallinaceous, birds, as turkeys or pheasants 3) ahb. a full grown domestic fowl for food purposes, as… …

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  • 18fowl — I. noun (plural fowl or fowls) Etymology: Middle English foul, from Old English fugel; akin to Old High German fogal bird, and probably to Old English flēogan to fly more at fly Date: before 12th century 1. a bird of any kind compare waterfowl,… …

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  • 19fowl — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bird; hen, stewing chicken. See animal, food. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. barnyard fowl, wild fowl, game, poultry, stewing chicken; see also bird 1 , chicken 1 , pigeon . Types of fowl include: chicken,… …

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  • 20fowl — UK [faʊl] / US noun [countable] Word forms fowl : singular fowl plural fowl or fowls 1) a bird that is kept on a farm for its eggs and meat, for example a chicken or a duck 2) an old word for bird See: fish I …

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