(~s)
1.
A ~ is a female chicken. People often keep ~s in order to eat them or sell their eggs.
N-COUNT
2.
The female of any bird can be referred to as a ~.
N-COUNT
(~s)
1.
A ~ is a female chicken. People often keep ~s in order to eat them or sell their eggs.
N-COUNT
2.
The female of any bird can be referred to as a ~.
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012