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CORNISH FOWL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cornish fowl mean?
• CORNISH FOWL (noun)
The noun CORNISH FOWL has 1 sense:
1. English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters
Familiarity information: CORNISH FOWL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cornish; Cornish fowl
Hypernyms ("Cornish fowl" is a kind of...):
domestic fowl; fowl; poultry (a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl)
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