Gallus gallus

Definitions of Gallus gallus

1. noun

   a jungle fowl of southeastern Asia that is considered ancestral to the domestic fowl
   synonyms: red jungle fowl

   type of:

   gallina, jungle fowl

   small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to domestic fowl
2. noun

   a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
   synonyms: chicken

   types:

   biddy, chick

   young bird especially of domestic fowl

   cock, rooster

   adult male chicken

   capon

   castrated male chicken

   biddy, hen

   adult female chicken

   spring chicken

   a young chicken having tender meat

   Rhode Island red

   American breed of heavy-bodied brownish-red general-purpose chicken

   Dominick, Dominique

   American breed of chicken having barred grey plumage raised for meat and brown eggs

   Orpington

   English breed of large chickens with white skin

   cockerel

   a young domestic cock; not older than one year

   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:

   domestic fowl, fowl, poultry

   a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl