COCKEREL

cockerel

(noun) a young domestic cock; not older than one year

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cockerel (plural cockerels)

A young male chicken.

Source: Wiktionary


Cock"er*el, n. Etym: [Prob. a double dim. of cock.]

Definition: A young cock.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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HYPERICISM

(noun) a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John’s wort


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