domestic+fowl

  • 31Cornish fowl — noun English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters • Syn: ↑Cornish • Hypernyms: ↑domestic fowl, ↑fowl, ↑poultry …

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  • 32Cochin fowl — Co chin fowl , (Zo[ o]l.) A large variety of the domestic fowl, originally from Cochin China (Anam). [1913 Webster] || …

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  • 33game fowl — /ˈgeɪm faʊl/ (say gaym fowl) noun 1. a fowl of any species regarded as game or the object of hunting. 2. a domestic fowl of a breed used for fighting …

  • 34guinea fowl — noun a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world • Syn: ↑guinea, ↑Numida meleagris • Hypernyms: ↑domestic fowl, ↑fowl, ↑poultry • Hyponyms: ↑ …

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  • 35red jungle fowl — noun a jungle fowl of southeastern Asia that is considered ancestral to the domestic fowl • Syn: ↑Gallus gallus • Hypernyms: ↑jungle fowl, ↑gallina …

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  • 36Dunghill fowl — Dunghill Dung hill , n. 1. A heap of dung. [1913 Webster] 2. Any mean situation or condition; a vile abode. [1913 Webster] He . . . lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill. 1. Sam. ii. 8. [1913 Webster] {Dunghill fowl}, a domestic fowl of common… …

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  • 37jungle fowl — noun small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to domestic fowl • Syn: ↑gallina • Hypernyms: ↑gallinaceous bird, ↑gallinacean • Hyponyms: ↑jungle cock, ↑jungle hen, ↑ …

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  • 38barnyard fowl — noun : the common domestic fowl; especially : the mongrel fowl allowed to pick up its living casually about the farmstead …

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  • 39game fowl — a domestic fowl of a breed much used for fighting. [1775 85] * * * …

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  • 40Barndoor fowl — Fowl Fowl (foul), n. Note: Instead of the pl. {Fowls} the singular is often used collectively. [OE. foul, fowel, foghel, fuhel, fugel, AS. fugol; akin to OS. fugal D. & G. vogel, OHG. fogal, Icel. & Dan. fugl, Sw. fogel, f[*a]gel, Goth. fugls; of …

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