Domestic+fowls
101Wyandotte — /ˈwaɪəndɒt/ (say wuyuhndot) noun one of an American breed of medium sized domestic fowls, valuable for eggs and for the table. {variant of Wyandot} …
102gallinaceous — a. like pheasants and domestic fowls; belonging to the order of birds including those …
103rasorial — a. scratching ground for food; pertaining to domestic fowls …
104bantam — [ban′təm] n. [after Bantam, former Du residency in Java] 1. any of various small, domestic fowls 2. a small but aggressive person adj. like a bantam; small and aggressive …
105poultry — [pōl′trē] n. [ME pultrie < MFr pouleterie < poulet, dim. of poule, hen < L pullus, chicken, small animal < IE base * pōu , * pu , small child, small animal > FOAL, FEW, L puer, child] domestic fowls raised for meat or eggs;… …
106roost — [ro͞ost] n. [ME < OE hrost, akin to MDu roest < IE base * kred , timberwork > OSlav krada, woodpile, Goth hrōt, roof] 1. a perch on which birds, esp. domestic fowls, can rest or sleep 2. a place with perches for birds 3. a place for… …
107Dominique — noun American breed of chicken having barred grey plumage raised for meat and brown eggs • Syn: ↑Dominick • Hypernyms: ↑chicken, ↑Gallus gallus * * * ˈdämə(ˌ)nik, ˌnēk, ˌdäməˈnēk noun Etymology: from Dominique ( …
108poultry — n. domestic fowls (ducks, geese, turkeys, chickens, etc.), esp. as a source of food. Etymology: ME f. OF pouletrie (as POULTERER) …
109shaft louse — noun a louse parasitic on poultry • Syn: ↑chicken louse, ↑Menopon palladum, ↑Menopon gallinae • Hypernyms: ↑bird louse, ↑biting louse, ↑louse • Member Holonyms: ↑ …
110american class — noun Usage: usually capitalized A : a group of breeds of domestic fowls originated or developed chiefly in No. America compare mediterranean class * * * American class, any one of several breeds of chicken developed in the United States and… …
