Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wildfowl

/ˈwaɪldfaʊl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: wild-fowl
IPA: /ˈwaɪldfaʊl/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any wild bird such as ducks, geese or swans.

verb

To hunt wildfowl.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: gamefowl, game bird"
"[…] Whoso seeks an audit here Propitious, pays his tribute, game or fish, Wildfowl or ven’son, and his errand speeds."
"In these early days of the journey we eat well. We have brought salted meat, flour, beans, dried fruit, and there are wildfowl to shoot."
"The hunting of the kind of winged creatures, taken as a whole, is called wildfowling."

Etymology

From wild + fowl.

Inflected Forms

wildfowls (plural) wildfowls (present, singular) wildfowling (participle, present) wildfowled (participle, past) wildfowled (past)

Derived Forms

wildfowler wildfowling

Frequently Paired Words

landfowl waterfowl poultry

Synonyms

gamefowl game bird

Questions

How do you pronounce wildfowl?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwaɪldfaʊl/.
What does wildfowl mean?: Any wild bird such as ducks, geese or swans.
Where does wildfowl come from?: From wild + fowl.

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