an adult male bird
animal noun (animals and microorganisms)
cocks
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may refer to: (in the Cockney dialect) a male. | the male of most species of bird, but especially A Cock or Rooster, the male of the domestic fowl or chicken, Gallus domesticus, often used in the past for cock-fighting. Hence its use for | The ... (44 of 429 words, 24 senses)
a male chicken; rooster. | the male of any bird, especially of the gallinaceous kind. | a hand-operated valve or faucet, especially one opened or ... (23 of 322 words, 23 senses, pronunciation)
A male bird, especially a domestic fowl. | Male chicken or other gallinaceous bird. | A valve or tap for controlling flow in plumbing. | The hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism. | [slang, obscene] The penis. | [curling] The circle at the end of the ... (41 of 262 words, 18 senses, 3 etymologies, pronunciation)
an adult male of a domestic fowl, usually only kept for breeding. Cocks have a distinctive crowing call. | the adult male of a bird | the hammer of a ... (28 of 252 words, 11 senses, 1 etymology, pronunciation)
the adult male of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus) | the male of birds other than the domestic chicken | "woodcock" | archaic; the crowing of a ... (24 of 136 words, 12 senses, 1 etymology, pronunciation)
warm-blooded, egg-laying, vertebrate animal having its body covered with feathers and its forelimbs modified into wings, which are used by most birds ... (22 of 279 words)
Any of the warm-blooded, beaked vertebrates of the class Aves, including more than 9,600 living species. A covering of feathers distinguishes birds ... (22 of 100 words)
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