With some modifying addition; as fowl of chase, fowl of flight, fowl of game, fowl of ravin. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > wild or domestic birds > [noun] > game-bird (15) fowl of game1671 With some modifying addition; as fowl of chase, fowl of flight, fowl of game, fowl of ravin. Obsolete. game fowl1716 Any of numerous wild birds which are hunted, primarily for sport. Cf. game bird, n. 2. game bird1770 Any of numerous wild birds which are hunted, primarily for sport; spec. (in Ornithology) any bird of the order Galliformes, which comprises… game1850 Originally U.S. A game fowl. Also with preceding modifying word: any of various breeds of game fowl; a bird of such a breed. Frequently… bird1877 An animal of the vertebrate class Aves, the members of which are warmblooded and oviparous and are distinguished by feathers, a toothless beaked… Subcategories:— collective (4) — that flies almost vertically or rockets (1) — group of (1) — parts of (2) — egg (1) — young (1) |
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