wildfowl

wild·fowl

W0155400 (wīld′foul′)n. pl. wildfowl or wild·fowls A wild game bird, such as a duck, goose, or quail.

wildfowl

(ˈwaɪldˌfaʊl) n1. (Zoology) any bird that is hunted by man, esp any duck or similar aquatic bird2. (Zoology) such birds collectively ˈwildˌfowler n ˈwildˌfowling adj, n

wild•fowl

(ˈwaɪldˌfaʊl)

n. a game bird, esp. a wild duck or goose.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

wildfowl - flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for foodbird, fowl - the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as foodgrouse - flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broilquail - flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braisedpartridge - flesh of either quail or grousepheasant - flesh of a pheasant; usually braised

Translations

猎鸟

wild

(waild) adjective1. (of animals) not tamed. wolves and other wild animals. 野生的 野生的2. (of land) not cultivated. 未開墾的 未开垦的3. uncivilized or lawless; savage. wild tribes. 未開化的，野蠻的 未开化的，原始的 4. very stormy; violent. a wild night at sea; a wild rage. 狂暴的 狂暴的5. mad, crazy, insane etc. wild with hunger; wild with anxiety. 瘋狂的 疯狂的6. rash. a wild hope. 迫切的 急切的7. not accurate or reliable. a wild guess. 不準確的，不可靠的 不切实际的8. very angry. 盛怒的 狂怒的ˈwildly adverb 狂野地 狂暴地ˈwildness noun 狂野 粗野，野生，未开化 ˈwildfire: spread like wildfire (of eg news) to spread extremely fast. 野火 野火ˈwildfowl noun plural wild birds, especially water birds such as ducks, geese etc. 野鳥(尤指野鴨、野鵝等水鳥) 猎鸟ˌwild-ˈgoose chase an attempt to catch or find something one cannot possibly obtain. 白忙一場，徒勞之舉 荒谬无益之追求，徒劳的举动 ˈwildlife noun wild animals, birds, insects etc collectively. to protect wildlife. 野生動物 野生动物in the wild (of an animal) in its natural surroundings. Young animals have to learn to look after themselves in the wild. (動物)在自然棲息地 在野外，在大自然中 the wilds the uncultivated areas (of a country etc). They're living out in the wilds of Australia somewhere. 窮鄉僻壤 荒野，未开发地区 the Wild Westwest