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fowl
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
fowl
(noun)
guinea fowl
(noun)
fish
(noun)
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fowl
/
ˈ
fawəl/
noun
plural
fowl
also
fowls
fowl
/
ˈ
fawəl/
noun
plural
fowl
also
fowls
Learner's definition of FOWL
1
a
[
count
]
:
a bird (such as a chicken) that is raised for food
—
usually plural
raising domestic
fowl
The young
fowl/fowls
are fully independent when they hatch.
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b
[
noncount
]
:
the meat of such a bird used as food
roasted
fowl
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2
[
count
]
old-fashioned + humorous
:
a bird of any kind
I spotted a long-legged
fowl
by the water's edge.
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see also
guinea fowl
,
waterfowl
,
wildfowl
neither fish nor fowl
—
see
1
fish
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