domestic fowl

Noun
  1. A domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl (synset 101792381)
    is a type of: gallinacean, gallinaceous bird - heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds
    subtypes:
    • dorking - an English breed of large domestic fowl having five toes (the hind toe doubled)
    • plymouth rock - an American breed of domestic fowl
    • cornish, cornish fowl - English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters
    • rock cornish - small plump hybrid developed by crossbreeding Plymouth Rock and Cornish fowl
    • game fowl - any of several breeds reared for cockfighting
    • cochin, cochin china - Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs
    • chicken, gallus gallus - a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
    • bantam - any of various small breeds of fowl
    • meleagris gallopavo, turkey - large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
    • guinea, guinea fowl, numida meleagris - a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world
    belongs to: gallus, genus gallus - common domestic birds and related forms
    has:
    • saddle - posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl
    • poultry - flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food
    same as: fowl, poultry

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