English noun: Gallus gallus |
1. | Gallus gallus (animal) a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl |
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| Synonyms | chicken |
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| Broader (hypernym) | domestic fowl, fowl, poultry |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | biddy, biddy, capon, chick, cock, Dominick, Dominique, hen, Orpington, Rhode Island red, rooster, spring chicken |
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| Part holonym | chicken, poulet, volaille |
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2. | Gallus gallus (animal) a jungle fowl of southeastern Asia that is considered ancestral to the domestic fowl |
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| Synonyms | red jungle fowl |
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| Broader (hypernym) | gallina, jungle fowl |
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