wildfowl

[ wahyld-foul ]

/ ˈwaɪldˌfaʊl /

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noun

a game bird, especially a wild duck, goose, or swan.

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Origin of wildfowl

before 1000; Middle English wilde foul,Old English wildefugl.See wild, fowl

Words nearby wildfowl

wild-eyed, wild fennel, wild fig, wildfire, wildflower, wildfowl, Wild Geese, wild geranium, wild ginger, wild goose, wild-goose chase

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How to use wildfowl in a sentence

Probably in October, the Pilgrims met their Wampanoag neighbors for three days of feasting on wildfowl and venison.
The Real Story Behind Thanksgiving|Nick Bunker|November 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The air was so calm that the plaintive cries of thousands of wildfowl which covered the Point of Marsh struck faintly on our ears.
Hudson Bay|R.M. Ballantyne
In summer, like the wildfowl, they disappear and go north to seek cool pastures in the Mongolian highlands.
Life and sport in China|Oliver G. Ready
Diametrically different—in cause and effect—is the case of wildfowl.
Unexplored Spain|Abel Chapman

In five minutes they were all in the ocean, frisky as a school of porpoises, making enough noise to scare any wildfowl away.
Peter Cotterell's Treasure|Rupert Sargent Holland
Schoverling and Charlie employed the shotgun in turn, shooting from their horses, and stocking the whole camp with wildfowl.
The Rogue Elephant|Elliott Whitney

British Dictionary definitions for wildfowl

wildfowl

/ (ˈwaɪldˌfaʊl) /

noun

any bird that is hunted by man, esp any duck or similar aquatic bird

such birds collectively

Derived forms of wildfowl

wildfowler, nounwildfowling, adjective, noun

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