English → Latin
“fowl” in Latin
altilisfattened; pamperedfīliusa son; any male descendant; childrenaucuporto go bird-catching or fowling; to catch or take bees; to chase, strive for; to be on the lookout, lie in wait or watch
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fowl s.
A bird, Vid:
Fowls = poultry, pecus volatile: aves cohortales (farm-yard fowls, e.g., geese, chickens, etc.; opposed to the rest of domestic animals): fattened fowl, altiles, ium, f. (especially chickens): a young fowl, pullus gallinaceus.
Chicken, hen, Vid.
fowl v.
aucupari (Varr., Gai.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fowl?
- The usual Latin words for “fowl” are altilis, fīlius, aucupor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.