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
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
Now, as the bill comes due and interest rates rise, “the chickens are coming home to roost.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
I tell him about the vegetable gardens, the orchards, the greenhouse, pigs, chickens, sheep, and goats.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
