poule

Definitions of poule
  1. noun
    adult female chicken
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    types:
    couveuse
    a domestic hen ready to brood
  2. noun
    flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing
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    type of:
    poulet
    the flesh of a chicken used for food
  3. noun
    female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster
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    femelle
    an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
  4. noun
    a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
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    types:
    poussin
    young bird especially of domestic fowl
    coq
    adult male chicken
    couveuse
    a domestic hen ready to brood
    type of:
    volaille
    a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
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