fowls Definition

a bird of any kind

a cock or hen of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus); especially : an adult hen

any of several domesticated or wild gallinaceous birds

to seek, catch, or kill wildfowl

an African bird (Numida meleagris) related to the pheasants, raised for food in many parts of the world, and marked by a bare neck and head and slaty plumage speckled with white; broadly : any of several related birds

any of several Asian wild birds (genus Gallus) related to the pheasants; especially : a bird (G. gallus) of southeastern Asia from which domestic chickens have probably descended