Cornish fowl

Definitions of Cornish fowl
  1. noun
    English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters
    synonyms: Cornish
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    type of:
    domestic fowl, fowl, poultry
    a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
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