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| lek2 |
an area used for courtship displays by male animals, esp. the prairie chicken. |
| litter |
material such as straw, wood shavings, or clay granules spread in a stable, chicken coop, pet's cage or the like. [1/11 definitions] |
| mock chicken |
pork, veal, or other meat that has been minced, molded, breaded, and braised to resemble a cooked chicken leg; city chicken. |
| moo goo gai pan |
a Chinese dish of cut pieces of chicken, mushrooms, various vegetables, and spices. |
| mulligatawny |
a highly spiced meat soup, often made with chicken stock and flavored with curry. |
| New Hampshire |
a reddish brown American breed of chicken. [1/2 definitions] |
| paella |
a Spanish dish combining chicken, rice, vegetables, and usu. meat and seafood, that is seasoned with saffron. |
| paillard |
a piece of meat, usu. veal or chicken, that is pounded until thin and cooked on a very hot grill. |
| pox |
a disease, such as chicken pox, that is characterized by a pustular skin rash. [1/2 definitions] |
| quail1 |
any of a number of ground-dwelling birds related to the chicken and often hunted for sport and food. |
| Rhode Island Red |
any of an American breed of chicken with dark reddish brown feathers, that produces brown eggs. |
| Rhode Island White |
any of an American breed of chicken with white feathers and a red comb. |
| Rock Cornish |
a hybrid chicken produced by mating White Rock and Cornish stock. |
| rooster |
an adult male chicken or other fowl; cock. |
| Shanghai |
(l.c.) a large, long-legged, white-feathered chicken of Chinese origin; Cochin. [1/2 definitions] |
| spring chicken |
a young chicken suitable for broiling or frying. |
| timbale |
creamed chicken, seafood, vegetables, or the like baked in a drum-shaped pastry shell. [1/2 definitions] |
| tinamou |
any of various birds of Central and South America that resemble certain domestic and wild fowl such as the chicken or quail. |
| varicella |
see "chicken pox." |
| velouté |
a white sauce made with chicken or veal stock, thickened with butter and flour. |
| vol-au-vent |
a large light flaky pastry shell filled with chicken, game, or fish in a cream sauce. |
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