domestic+fowl
21fowl — n. & v. (pl. same or fowls) n. 1 any domestic cock or hen of various gallinaceous birds, kept for eggs and flesh. 2 the flesh of birds, esp. a domestic cock or hen, as food. 3 archaic (except in comb. or collect.) a bird (guineafowl; wildfowl). v …
22fowl plague — noun : a highly fatal virus disease of domestic poultry excepting pigeons and of many kinds of wild birds compare fowl cholera * * * fowl plague, a very destructive, infectious disease of domestic poultry, caused by a virus: »Fowl plague strikes… …
23fowl — I. noun (plural fowl or fowls) Etymology: Middle English foul, from Old English fugel; akin to Old High German fogal bird, and probably to Old English flēogan to fly more at fly Date: before 12th century 1. a bird of any kind compare waterfowl,… …
24fowl cholera — noun an acute diarrheal disease (especially of chickens) caused by the microorganism that causes hemorrhagic septicemia • Hypernyms: ↑animal disease, ↑blood poisoning, ↑septicemia, ↑septicaemia * * * noun : an acute contagious septicemic disease… …
25Domestic turkey — Main article: Turkey (bird) Domesticated turkey A Broad Breasted Bronze tom displaying Conservation status …
26fowl — faÊŠl n. bird; chicken, rooster; domestic bird; meat from a chicken v. hunt birds …
27fowl plague — n. avian influenza, avian flu, bird flu, acute and generally fatal viral infectious disease of chickens and other domestic and wild birds (characterized by fever, swollen head and neck, color of the comb and wattle is bluish black, diarrhea and… …
28jungle fowl — any of several East Indian, gallinaceous birds of the genus Gallus, as G. gallus (red jungle fowl) believed to be the ancestor of the domestic fowl. [1815 25] * * * Any of four species of Asian birds (genus Gallus) that differ from other species… …
29game fowl — noun any of several breeds reared for cockfighting • Hypernyms: ↑domestic fowl, ↑fowl, ↑poultry * * * noun Etymology: game (I) : a bird of any of various strains of domestic fowls developed originally chiefly for the production of fighting cocks… …
30Jungle fowl — Jungle Jun gle (j[u^][ng] g l), n. [Hind. jangal desert, forest, jungle; Skr. ja[.n]gala desert.] 1. A dense growth of brushwood, grasses, reeds, vines, etc.; an almost impenetrable thicket of trees, canes, and reedy vegetation, as in India,… …