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fowl/faʊl/ n. & v.●n. (pl. same 单复同 or fowls) 1a (in full 全称 domestic fowl) a domestic cock or hen, a gallinaceous bird kept chiefly for its eggs and flesh 鸡 b any other domesticated bird kept for its eggs or flesh, e.g. the turkey, duck, goose, and guinea fowl 其他驯养的禽鸟(如火鸡、鸭子、鹅和珍珠鸡) 2 the flesh of birds, esp. of the domestic cock or hen, as food (食用的)禽肉(尤指鸡肉) 3 (archaic except as collect. or in comb. [古义]作集合名词或用于复合词除外) a bird 鸟 guinea fowl 珍珠鸡; wildfowl 野禽 ●v. intr. catch or hunt wildfowl 捕猎野禽 □ fowler n.□ fowling n.[Old English fugol, from Germanic] |