What Is Considered Fowl?

What Is Considered Fowl? noun, plural fowls, (especially collectively) fowl. the domestic or barnyard hen or rooster; chicken. Compare domestic fowl. any of several other, usually gallinaceous, birds that are barnyard, domesticated, or wild, as the duck, turkey, or pheasant. … any bird (used chiefly in combination): waterfowl; wildfowl. Is fowl and chicken the same?