domestic fowl
- noun
- /dəˈmɛstɪk faʊl/
:
ave doméstica
- Unfortunately, diseases from imported domestic fowl and gradual loss of native habitat have caused the extinction of one species and brought several others near the brink.
Examples
-
The best we can do, Olsen and his colleagues warn, is to try to keep wild birds separate from domestic fowl.
Academic text (2008) -
An electrophysiological investigation of the effects of beak trimming in the domestic fowl (Gallus gallus domesticus) Ph.D. thesis, University of Edinburgh.
Blog text (31) -
Some strains of avian flu viruses carried by these wild birds can infect domestic fowl and, in turn, can infect humans, causing fever, cough, sore throat, eye infections, and muscle pain.
Academic text (2007) -
Many farmers raise domestic fowl like chickens and ducks for their eggs and meat.
-
She visited a farm where domestic fowl roamed freely in the yard, providing fresh eggs each day.
-
During the festival, the chef prepared a delicious meal using domestic fowl sourced from local farmers.
Synonyms
780
1.0
A bird kept on farms for eggs and meat
40
1.9
Birds kept on farms like chickens, ducks and turkeys for eggs and meat
7
2.2
A bird like a chicken kept for eggs or meat
How Domesticated
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'domestic' (tamed/for human use) modifies 'fowl' (a bird kept for eggs or meat), so the combined meaning of a bird bred and kept by humans is predictable from the parts. This modifier–noun pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
The name domestic fowl comes from domestic meaning 'kept at home' and fowl meaning 'bird', so it gives the picture of chickens and ducks people keep for 'eggs' or 'meat'.