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As a generic plural, ''fowl'' often refers collectively to domestic farm birds (such as Chicken s, Turkeys and Geese (''see also Poultry '')) or to wild Game Bird s (such as wild Duck s or Pheasant s). Some fowl, such as geese and ducks, are also referred to as Waterfowl .

The word ''fowl'' has Cognate s in other Germanic Languages , e.g., German ''Vogel'', Dutch ''vogel'', Danish ''fugl'' and Gothic ''fugls'', all of which mean simply "bird".