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A fowl is a CHICKEN or chickenlike BIRD.
Sometimes the term is also used for ducks and
geese. The red jungle fowl Gallus gallus is
the ancestor of all domestic chickens. It is
a forest bird of Asia, without the size or
egg-laying ability of many domestic strains.
Subject by: Andrew Row