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noun
Any wild bird such as ducks, geese or swans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: gamefowl, game bird
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fowl, bird, animal, organism, species
verb
To hunt wildfowl.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bird, fowl
Narrower terms: grouse, quail, partridge, pheasant
History
From wild + fowl.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
