plural fowl or fowls
2
a
: a cock or hen of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus)
especially
: an adult hen
b
: any of several domesticated (see domesticate entry 1 sense 2) or wild gallinaceous birds compare guinea fowl, jungle fowl
3
: the meat of fowls used as food
roasted fowl
Examples of fowl in a Sentence
Noun
I spotted a long-legged fowl by the water's edge.
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Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
Millions of domestic fowl and hundreds of thousands of migratory birds around the world have died over the past four years, as the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), more commonly known as bird flu, continues to grip the globe.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
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Noun
Rogowski, who threw a mean shape or two in such films as Disco Boy and Passages, also contributes a very physical performance, cavorting around Gravesend like a shy woodland faun or fowl.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
Millions of domestic fowl and hundreds of thousands of migratory birds around the world have died over the past four years, as the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), more commonly known as bird flu, continues to grip the globe.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
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fowl
1 of 2 noun
plural fowl or fowls
1
: bird entry 1 sense 1: as
a
: a domestic cock or hen
especially
: a full-grown hen
b
: any of several domesticated or wild birds related to the common domestic chicken
2
: the meat of fowl used as food
fowl
2 of 2 verb
: to hunt, catch, or kill wildfowl
fowler
noun
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