hen

Tavuk (dişi)

An adult female chicken, especially one kept for laying eggs.

• The hens laid six eggs this morning.
• We keep three hens in our backyard coop.
• The hen clucked and settled on her nest.
• Agricultural economists study how selective breeding programs have dramatically increased the average egg production per hen in commercial operations.
• Ornithologists observed that the dominant hen in each social group typically secures access to the most favorable nesting sites.
• Researchers investigating animal welfare have documented that cage-free housing systems allow each hen to express more natural foraging behaviors.

Eş anlamlılar: female chicken, layer, biddy

Zıt anlamlılar: rooster, cock, cockerel

Dişi (kuş)

The female of various other birds, such as pheasants or lobsters.

• The pheasant hen blended into the undergrowth.
• A hen lobster can carry thousands of eggs.

Eş anlamlılar: female bird

Zıt anlamlılar: cock