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chanticleer
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chan·ti·cleer  (chnt-klîr, shn-)
n.
A rooster.
[Middle English chauntecler, from Old French chantecler, the name of the rooster in the tale of Reynard the Fox : chanter, to sing; see chant + cler, clear; see clear.]
chanticleer [ˌtʃæntɪˈklɪə], chantecler [ˌtʃæntɪˈklɛə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a name for a cock, used esp in fables
[from Old French Chantecler, from chanter cler to sing clearly]
Translations
chanticleer
n (old) → Hahn m
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