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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any wild bird such as ducks, geese or swans.

   "Near-synonyms: gamefowl, game bird"

2. 2
   flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To hunt wildfowl.

   "The hunting of the kind of winged creatures, taken as a whole, is called wildfowling."

Synonyms

All synonyms

waterfowlbirdchickcygnetdoveeagle

Example

More examples

"Near-synonyms: gamefowl, game bird"

Etymology

From wild + fowl.

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