Domestic Fowl (Noun)
Meaning
A domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The chicken, a type of domestic fowl, provides humans with eggs and meat.
- Farmers breed different strains of domestic fowl to produce various egg-laying and meat-producing birds.
- Domestic fowl have undergone significant changes through selective breeding, making them distinct from their wild counterparts.
- The history of domestic fowl is closely tied to the rise of agriculture and settled human societies.
- Domestic fowl, such as chickens and turkeys, are kept for their feathers, eggs, and meat, and serve important social and cultural functions.