1. Noun
Any bird; esp., any large edible bird.
2. Noun
Any domesticated bird used as food, as a hen, turkey, duck; in a more restricted sense, the common domestic cock or hen (Gallus domesticus).
3. Verb
To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting, or by decoys, nets, etc.
4. Noun
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
5. Noun
the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
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