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wildfowl

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪldfaʊl/

noun

Etymology: From wild + fowl.

  1. Any wild bird such as ducks, geese or swans.

    Near-synonyms: gamefowl, game bird

    […] Whoso seeks an audit here Propitious, pays his tribute, game or fish, Wildfowl or ven’son, and his errand speeds.

verb

Etymology: From wild + fowl.

  1. To hunt wildfowl.

    The hunting of the kind of winged creatures, taken as a whole, is called wildfowling.