fowl

• Nom désignant un oiseau de basse-cour, en particulier une volaille domestique comme le poulet, ou la chair de cet oiseau utilisée comme aliment. Peut aussi désigner un oiseau gibier à plumes.

A noun referring to a domesticated gallinaceous bird, typically descended from the red jungle fowl, or the flesh of such a bird used as food.

pluriel irrégulier

1. Domestic birdB1formal

   A bird that is kept for its eggs or meat, such as a chicken, duck, or turkey.

   Volaille

   • The farmer raises fowl for both eggs and meat.
   • We keep a small flock of fowl in the backyard.
   • Fowl are often fed grain and allowed to roam freely.

   Synonymespoultry

2. B2formal

   A general term for any bird, especially larger ones.

   Oiseau (en général)

   • The wetlands are home to many species of water fowl.
   • Hunters pursued wild fowl in the marshes.
   • The ornithologist studied the migratory patterns of various fowl.

   Synonymesbird