domestic fowl vs chicken

chicken vs domestic fowl

domestic fowl and chicken both are nouns.

domestic fowl is not an adjective while chicken is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
domestic fowl	Yes	No	No	No
chicken	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, chicken is a hyponym of domestic fowl; that is, chicken is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than domestic fowl:

domestic fowl: a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
chicken: a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl

Other hyponyms of domestic fowl include Dorking, Plymouth Rock, Cornish, Cornish fowl, Rock Cornish, game fowl, cochin, cochin china, Gallus gallus, bantam, Meleagris gallopavo, turkey, guinea, guinea fowl, Numida meleagris.

domestic fowl (noun)	chicken (noun)
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl	a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
	a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops
	the flesh of a chicken used for food
	a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy

domestic fowl (adjective)	chicken (adjective)
	easily frightened

Difference between domestic fowl and chicken

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