fowl
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plural
fowl
also
fowls
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
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raising domestic fowl
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The young fowl/fowls are fully independent when they hatch.
b
[noncount]
:
the meat of such a bird used as food
2
[count]
old-fashioned + humorous
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a bird of any kind
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see also guinea fowl, waterfowl, wildfowl
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I spotted a long-legged fowl by the water's edge.
neither fish nor fowl
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