wildfowl
/ˈwaɪldfaʊl/
wildfowl noun: any wild bird such as ducks, geese or swans.
Noun
wildfowl (plural wildfowls or wildfowl)
Verb
wildfowl (third-person singular simple present wildfowls, present participle wildfowling, simple past and past participle wildfowled)
- To hunt wildfowl.
- The hunting of the kind of winged creatures, taken as a whole, is called wildfowling.2005, Plato, translated by Lesley Brown, Sophist, page 220b
Synonyms of wildfowl
Forms of wildfowl
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | wildfowls |
| plural | wildfowl |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | wildfowls |
| present participle | wildfowling |
| past participle | wildfowled |
| past | wildfowled |
Origin of wildfowl
From wild + fowl.
Words formed from wildfowl
Questions about wildfowl
- What does wildfowl mean?
- Wildfowl means any wild bird such as ducks, geese or swans.
- What part of speech is wildfowl?
- Wildfowl can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce wildfowl?
- Wildfowl is pronounced /ˈwaɪldfaʊl/.
- What is the plural of wildfowl?
- The plural of wildfowl is wildfowls.
Words near wildfowl in the dictionary
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