a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus) and occurring in many varieties
Often shortened to: fowl
Examples of 'domestic fowl' in a sentence
domestic fowl
But they don't joke about domestic fowl here.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Although transport and sale of birds has been banned in several provinces and at least 50,000 domestic fowl culled, restrictions are routinely flouted.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Measures being prepared by farmers include the construction of large nets to prevent contact between domestic fowl and wild birds.