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

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