Memidex - G. g. domesticus
Definition:
a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
Class:
animal noun
Usage:
Plural:
G. g. domesticus*
(* G. g. domesticus may be used in a singular or plural context)
Type of:
domestic fowl » gallinaceous bird » bird » vertebrate » chordate » animal » organism » living thing
Member of:
Gallus » Phasianidae » Galliformes » Aves » Vertebrata » Chordata » Animalia
Original source:
Examples:
capon | chick | chicken | cock | Dominique | hen | Orpington | Rhode Island red | spring chicken
Synonyms:
chicken | G. gallus [abbreviation, species] | Gallus gallus [species] | Gallus gallus domesticus [subspecies]
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