wildfowl

[ wahyld-foul ]

/ ˈwaɪldˌfaʊl /

a game bird, especially a wild duck, goose, or swan.

Origin of wildfowl

before 1000; Middle English wilde foul, Old English wildefugl. See wild, fowl

Probably in October, the Pilgrims met their Wampanoag neighbors for three days of feasting on wildfowl and venison.

The Real Story Behind Thanksgiving |Nick Bunker |November 24, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
From right and left, in mysterious side lagoons and pockets, came the low quacking and chattering of wildfowl, now close at hand.

The Adventures of Bobby Orde |Stewart Edward White
Again I dreamed, and again I saw the spreading water beneath me, and the wildfowl; but there were no pelicans and no sand-grouse.

Tales of South Africa |H.A. Bryden
Hardly had the shock of this first stupendous rise of wildfowl spent itself before another and larger flight roared up.

The Killer |Stewart Edward White

That tongue of land called the peninsula, which is the protection wall of the harbour, was the resort only of wildfowl.

The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation |Charles Roger
Feathers from wildfowl were also carefully saved for beds and pillows.

The Stronghold |Miriam Haynie

wildfowl

/ (ˈwaɪldˌfaʊl) /

any bird that is hunted by man, esp any duck or similar aquatic bird

such birds collectively

wildfowler, noun wildfowling, adjective, noun