chicken
noun
a domestic fowl, Gallus domesticus, descended from various jungle fowl, especially the red jungle fowl, and developed in a number of breeds for its flesh, eggs, and feathers.
chickens
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pluralof chicken.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Denmark's animal welfare minister said Wednesday that he wants to introduce a ban on the farming of fast-growing "turbo chickens," first nationally but ultimately, across Europe.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
"I saw chickens, some wolves and some monkeys and then the bears which were definitely my favourite."
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Plenty of people in these pages count their chickens before they’ve hatched, so we can forgive Daniel’s children allowing their expectations to get in the way of reality.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
To investigate, the researchers attached small weights to one leg of young guinea fowl, birds closely related to chickens that walk on two legs like humans.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
And I don’t even know how to take care of regular chickens yet, let alone chickens with superpowers.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
