hen
English Thesaurus
1. female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | female, |
| definition | : | an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa) (noun.animal) |
2. adult female bird (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | bird, |
| definition | : | warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings (noun.animal) |
3. adult female chicken (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | chicken, gallus gallus, |
| definition | : | a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | cackler, |
| definition | : | a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | mother hen, |
| definition | : | a hen with chicks (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | layer, |
| definition | : | a hen that lays eggs (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | pullet, |
| definition | : | young hen usually less than a year old (noun.animal) |
4. flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing (noun.food)
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