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domestic fowl

American  

noun

  1. a chicken.

  2. poultry.


domestic fowl British  

noun

  1. Often shortened to: fowl. a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl ( Gallus gallus ) and occurring in many varieties

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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People have caught the virus both from domestic fowl and from wild birds such as ducks.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2023

The outbreak has not only killed domestic fowl.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2022

Walmart and Target released earnings Tuesday showing they are well-stocked with domestic fowl for Thanksgiving, despite the price increases.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 18, 2021

There are also 900,000 rabbits, 700,000 pet birds, 700,000 reptiles, 600,000 domestic fowl, 500,000 guinea pigs and 300,000 hamsters.

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2017

Bantam, ban′tam, n. a small variety of the common domestic fowl, supposed to be named from Bantam in Java, notable for courage.—adj. of bantam-breed: little and combative.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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