Gallus gallus

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Gallus gallus - a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowlchickendomestic fowl, fowl, poultry - a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowlchick, biddy - young bird especially of domestic fowlrooster, cock - adult male chickencapon - castrated male chickenbiddy, hen - adult female chickenspring chicken - a young chicken having tender meatRhode Island red - American breed of heavy-bodied brownish-red general-purpose chickenDominick, Dominique - American breed of chicken having barred grey plumage raised for meat and brown eggsOrpington - English breed of large chickens with white skinchicken, poulet, volaille - the flesh of a chicken used for food
	2.	Gallus gallus - a jungle fowl of southeastern Asia that is considered ancestral to the domestic fowlred jungle fowlgallina, jungle fowl - small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to domestic fowl