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DEFINITIONS OF: hen

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n adult female chicken

Synonyms:
biddy
Types:
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cackler
a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk
brood hen, broody, broody hen, setting hen, sitter
a domestic hen ready to brood
mother hen
a hen with chicks
layer
a hen that lays eggs
pullet
young hen usually less than a year old
Type of:
Gallus gallus, chicken
a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl

n adult female bird

Type of:
bird
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

n female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster

Type of:
female
an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)

n flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing

Type of:
chicken, poulet, volaille
the flesh of a chicken used for food
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