Fowl vs. Chicken

Fowlnoun

(archaic) A bird.

Fowlnoun

A bird of the order Galliformes, including chickens, turkeys, pheasant, partridges and quail.

Fowlnoun

Birds which are hunted or kept for food, including Galliformes and also waterfowl of the order Anseriformes such as ducks, geese and swans.

Fowlverb

To hunt fowl.

Fowlnoun

Any bird; esp., any large edible bird.

Fowlnoun

Any domesticated bird used as food, as a hen, turkey, duck; in a more restricted sense, the common domestic cock or hen (Gallus domesticus).

Fowlverb

To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting, or by decoys, nets, etc.

Fowlnoun

a domesticated gallinaceous bird though to be descended from the red jungle fowl

Fowlnoun

the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food

Fowlverb

hunt fowl

Fowlverb

hunt fowl in the forest

Fowlnoun

a gallinaceous bird kept for its eggs and flesh; a domestic cock or hen.

Fowlnoun

any other domesticated bird kept for its eggs or flesh, e.g. a turkey or goose.

Fowlnoun

the flesh of domesticated birds as food; poultry

Fowlnoun

used in names of birds that resemble the domestic fowl

Fowlnoun

birds collectively, especially as the quarry of hunters

Fowlnoun

a bird.

Fowl

Fowl are birds belonging to one of two biological orders, namely the gamefowl or landfowl (Galliformes) and the waterfowl (Anseriformes). Anatomical and molecular similarities suggest these two groups are close evolutionary relatives; together, they form the fowl clade which is scientifically known as Galloanserae (initially termed Galloanseri) (Latin gallus (“rooster”) + ānser (“goose”)).

Chickennoun

(countable) A domestic fowl, Gallus gallus, especially when young.

Chickennoun

(uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.

Chickennoun

A coward.

Chickennoun

A young or inexperienced person.

Chickennoun

A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair; compare chickenhawk.

Chickennoun

The game of dare.

Chickennoun

A confrontational game in which the participants move toward each other at high speed (usually in automobiles); the player who turns first to avoid colliding into the other is the chicken (that is, the loser.)

Chickennoun

A simple dance in which the movements of a chicken are imitated.

Chickenadjective

(informal) Cowardly.

Chickenverb

(intransitive) To avoid a situation one is afraid of.

Chickennoun

A young bird or fowl, esp. a young barnyard fowl.

Chickennoun

A young person; a child; esp. a young woman; a maiden; same as spring chicken.

Chickennoun

the flesh of a chicken used for food

Chickennoun

a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl

Chickennoun

a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy

Chickennoun

a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops

Chickenadjective

easily frightened

Chickennoun

a domestic fowl kept for its eggs or meat, especially a young one

Chickennoun

meat from a chicken

Chickennoun

a game in which the first person to lose their nerve and withdraw from a dangerous situation is the loser

Chickennoun

a coward.

Chickenadjective

cowardly

Chickenverb

withdraw from or fail in something through lack of nerve

Chicken

The chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus), a subspecies of the red junglefowl, is a type of domesticated fowl, originally from Southeastern Asia. Rooster or cock is a term for an adult male bird, and younger male may be called a cockerel.