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bantam |
(often cap.) a member of a small-sized breed of chicken, sometimes the miniature version of a larger breed. [1/3 definitions] |
biddy1 |
a hen or young chicken. |
broiler |
a young chicken fit for broiling. [1/2 definitions] |
chick |
a newly hatched or immature bird or fowl, esp. a chicken. [1/3 definitions] |
chicken wire |
a flexible wire netting, usu. of hexagonal mesh, esp. for chicken coop enclosures and other light barriers. |
chop suey |
a Chinese-American dish of bean sprouts, other vegetables, and small bits of meat, chicken, or fish cooked and poured over rice. |
chow mein |
a Chinese-American dish of stewed bean sprouts, other vegetables, and bits of chicken, seafood, or meat, poured over fried noodles. |
city chicken |
see "mock chicken." |
cock1 |
the adult male of a chicken or other fowl; rooster. [1/8 definitions] |
coq au vin |
a dish consisting of chicken browned and stewed in red wine with onions, mushrooms, and seasonings. |
disjointed |
separated or cut apart at the joints, as a chicken prepared for cooking. [1/2 definitions] |
fryer |
a young chicken that is fit for frying. [1/2 definitions] |
fumet |
a rich broth made by boiling the bones of fish or chicken with wine and herbs. |
hen |
a female bird, esp. a chicken. |
herpes |
any of a number of infectious diseases caused by herpesviruses, esp. herpes simplex and chicken pox and shingles. [1/2 definitions] |
herpesvirus |
any of a family (Herpesviridae) of double-stranded DNA viruses, including viruses that cause herpes simplex, chicken pox, and shingles. [1/2 definitions] |
hock1 |
the analogous joint on the leg of a chicken, turkey, or other domestic fowl. [1/4 definitions] |
jambalaya |
a Creole dish of rice cooked with ham, chicken, shrimp, oysters, and the like, and seasoned with herbs and spices. |
jungle fowl |
any of several tropical birds with combs and wattles, related to the domestic chicken. |
leghorn |
(usu. cap.) any of a Mediterranean breed of domestic chicken raised for its ability to lay many white eggs. [1/3 definitions] |
lek2 |
an area used for courtship displays by male animals, esp. the prairie chicken. |
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