domestic fowl

n.1. A domesticated bird, such as a chicken, duck, goose, or turkey, that is raised as food.2. The domesticated chicken, Gallus domesticus.

domestic fowl

barnyard fowl

n (Animals) a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus) and occurring in many varieties. Often shortened to: fowl

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domestic fowl - a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowlfowl, poultrygallinacean, gallinaceous bird - heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birdsDorking - an English breed of large domestic fowl having five toes (the hind toe doubled)Plymouth Rock - an American breed of domestic fowlCornish fowl, Cornish - English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roastersRock Cornish - small plump hybrid developed by crossbreeding Plymouth Rock and Cornish fowlgame fowl - any of several breeds reared for cockfightingcochin, cochin china - Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legsgenus Gallus, Gallus - common domestic birds and related formsGallus gallus, chicken - a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowlbantam - any of various small breeds of fowlMeleagris gallopavo, turkey - large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for foodguinea fowl, Numida meleagris, guinea - a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the worldsaddle - posterior part of the back of a domestic fowlpoultry - flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food

domestic fowl

domestic fowl

domestic fowl

barnyard fowl

domestic fowl

Synonyms for domestic fowl

noun a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl

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