wildfowl
Americannoun
noun
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any bird that is hunted by man, esp any duck or similar aquatic bird
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such birds collectively
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of wildfowl
before 1000; Middle English wilde foul, Old English wildefugl. See wild, fowl
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The 64-year-old has a particular penchant for wildfowl shooting in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
The parliamentary petition was launched by Danni Rogers from Camberley in Surrey, who is a volunteer at Shepperton Swan Sanctuary, following fatal attacks on wildfowl.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2025
Jim Edwards told the Toronto paper that his father had 20/20 eyesight and had been a crack marksman as a youth when he used to shoot duck and other wildfowl on the prairies of Saskatchewan.
From Washington Post ● May 21, 2022
Bones of turtle, wildfowl and deer bones indicate good eating.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 22, 2020
We have obtained but little here except water, a tolerable supply of rock cod, some ptarmigan hares, wildfowl, and a few items of stores.
From In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions by Francis Leopold McClintock
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