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Fowl

Any bird; esp., any large edible bird.

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Narrower term 7

Bantam 76% connected

A variety of small barnyard fowl, with feathered legs, probably brought from Bantam, a district of Java.

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Chicken 76% connected

A young bird or fowl, esp. a young barnyard fowl.

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Cornish 76% connected

Of or pertaining to Cornwall, in England.

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Game fowl 76% connected

A handsome breed of the common fowl, remarkable for the great courage and pugnacity of the males.

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Guinea 76% connected

A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea fowl, Guinea grass, Guinea peach, et…

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Poultry 76% connected

Domestic fowls reared for the table, or for their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, capons, turkeys, ducks, and geese.

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Turkey 76% connected

An empire in the southeast of Europe and southwest of Asia.

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Gallinacean 76% connected

One of the Gallinae or gallinaceous birds.

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Hunt 76% connected

To search for or follow after, as game or wild animals; to chase; to pursue for the purpose of catching or killing; to follow with dogs or guns for s…

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Meat 76% connected

Food, in general; anything eaten for nourishment, either by man or beast. Hence, the edible part of anything; as, the meat of a lobster, a nut, or an…

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Run 76% connected

of Run

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Manner of action 1

Grouse 76% connected

Any of the numerous species of gallinaceous birds of the family Tetraonidae, and subfamily Tetraoninae, inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North America. T…

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Fowler 74% connected

A sportsman who pursues wild fowl, or takes or kills for food.

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Fowler 74% connected

A sportsman who pursues wild fowl, or takes or kills for food.

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Containing whole 1

Bird 70% connected

Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).

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Component part 9

Drumstick 70% connected

A stick with which a drum is beaten.

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Giblet 70% connected

Made of giblets; as, a giblet pie.

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Giblets 70% connected

The inmeats, or edible viscera (heart, gizzard, liver, etc.), of poultry.

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Oyster 70% connected

Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Ostrea. They are usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts,…

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Poultry 70% connected

Domestic fowls reared for the table, or for their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, capons, turkeys, ducks, and geese.

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Saddle 70% connected

A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups for the rider's feet to rest in, a…

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Thigh 70% connected

The proximal segment of the hind limb between the knee and the trunk. See Femur.

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Wing 70% connected

One of the two anterior limbs of a bird, pterodactyl, or bat. They correspond to the arms of man, and are usually modified for flight, but in the cas…

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Wishbone 70% connected

The forked bone in front of the breastbone in birds; -- called also merrythought, and wishing bone. See Merrythought, and Furculum.

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Synonym 2

Bird 92% connected

Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).

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Poultry 92% connected

Domestic fowls reared for the table, or for their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, capons, turkeys, ducks, and geese.

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