among zoologists, denotes the larger sorts of birds, whether domestic or wild: such as geese, pheasants, partridges, turkey, ducks, &c.

Tame fowl make a necessary part of the stock of a country farm. See the article POULTRY.

Fowls are again distinguished into two kinds, viz. land and water fowl, these last being so called from their living much in and about water: also into those which are accounted game, and those which are not. See the article GAME.