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fowl vs wildfowl

wildfowl vs fowl

fowl and wildfowl both are nouns.

fowl is a verb but wildfowl is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fowl Yes No Yes No
wildfowl Yes No No No
As nouns, wildfowl is a hyponym of fowl; that is, wildfowl is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fowl:
  • fowl: the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
  • wildfowl: flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food
Other hyponyms of fowl include poultry.
fowl (noun) wildfowl (noun)
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food
the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
fowl (verb) wildfowl (verb)
hunt fowl in the forest
hunt fowl
Difference between fowl and wildfowl

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