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Fowl

🔄 Synonyms of "Fowl"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
birdnoun	An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs.
poultrynoun	Domestic fowl (e.g. chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese) raised for food (meat, eggs, or both).
domestic fowlnoun	a domesticated gallinaceous bird though to be descended from the red jungle fowl

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fowl"

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Word	Definition
poultrynoun	Domestic fowl (e.g. chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese) raised for food (meat, eggs, or both).
birdnoun	An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs.
domestic fowlnoun	a domesticated gallinaceous bird though to be descended from the red jungle fowl
hennoun	A female chicken (Gallus gallus), especially a sexually mature one kept for her eggs.
aviannoun	Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.
chickennoun	(countable) A domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).
waterfowlnoun	Any of the birds, such as ducks, geese and swans, that spend most of their non-flying time on water; especially those of the family Anatidae.
fishnoun	(countable) A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills.
poodlenoun	A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy.
meatnoun	(uncountable) The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food, or a food designed to replicate its taste and texture (like plant-based meat).
typhoidnoun	(pathology) Ellipsis of typhoid fever. [(pathology) An illness caused by the bacterium serovar Salmonella Typhi. Not to be confused with typhus.]
fleshnoun	The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.
hamenoun	Part of the harness that fits round the neck of a draught horse that the reins pass through.
barndoornoun	Alternative form of barn door. [The large door of a barn.]
gamenoun	A playful or competitive activity.
domesticusnoun	—
roosternoun	(Canada, US, Kent, Australia, New Zealand) A male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) or other gallinaceous bird.
cocknoun	A male bird, especially:
pheasantnoun	(countable) A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food.
quailnoun	Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.