1
a
: an adult male domestic chicken : cock
b
: an adult male of various birds other than the domestic chicken
2
: a cocky or vain man
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We heard the crow of a rooster.
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Richmond Animal Care and Control this week shared the story of unlikely pair of BFFs in its care: a rooster and a duck.
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Karri Peifer, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
But, this time, something spooked him—a distant rooster crowing.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Everyone is having a grand old time, as Pascal banters with the host about whether the meat in their stew was chicken or rooster.
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The meet went incredibly well with both roosters getting along swimmingly with the rest of the birds.
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Karri Peifer, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
But, this time, something spooked him—a distant rooster crowing.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Everyone is having a grand old time, as Pascal banters with the host about whether the meat in their stew was chicken or rooster.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
The meet went incredibly well with both roosters getting along swimmingly with the rest of the birds.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Rooster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rooster. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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rooster
noun
roost·er
ˈrü-stər 
1
: an adult male domestic chicken
2
: an adult male bird
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