bantam

/ˈbæntəm/
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Other forms: bantams

Definitions of bantam
  1. noun
    any of various small breeds of fowl
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    type of:
    domestic fowl, fowl, poultry
    a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
  2. adjective
    very small
    synonyms: diminutive, flyspeck, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny
    little, small
    limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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