"wildfowl" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwaɪldfaʊl/ Forms: wildfowls [plural], wildfowl [plural]
Etymology: From wild + fowl. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wild|fowl}} wild + fowl Head templates: {{en-noun|s|wildfowl}} wildfowl (plural wildfowls or wildfowl)
  1. Any wild bird such as ducks, geese or swans. Categories (lifeform): Birds Translations (wild bird): пернат дивеч (pernat diveč) [masculine] (Bulgarian), wild gevogelte (Dutch), გარეული ფრინველი (gareuli prinveli) (Georgian), Wildvogel [masculine] (German), Wildgeflügel (note: as food) [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-wildfowl-en-noun-4q0H4wsp Disambiguation of Birds: 51 30 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 2 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 57 6 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 5 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 3 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 68 6 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 62 6 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 68 6 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 67 6 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 66 7 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 68 6 26 Disambiguation of 'wild bird': 100 0
  2. Waterfowl. Translations (waterfowl): vesilintu (Finnish), Wasservogel [masculine] (German), водоплавні птахи (vodoplavni ptaxy) [masculine, plural] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-wildfowl-en-noun-y2XwkVBm Disambiguation of 'waterfowl': 0 100

Verb

IPA: /ˈwaɪldfaʊl/ Forms: wildfowls [present, singular, third-person], wildfowling [participle, present], wildfowled [participle, past], wildfowled [past]
Etymology: From wild + fowl. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wild|fowl}} wild + fowl Head templates: {{en-verb}} wildfowl (third-person singular simple present wildfowls, present participle wildfowling, simple past and past participle wildfowled)
  1. To hunt wildfowl. Derived forms: wildfowler, wildfowling
    Sense id: en-wildfowl-en-verb-vAYs6VUY Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 5 49

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