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bantam Definition

ban·tam (bantəm)

noun

  1. any of various small, domestic fowls
  2. a small but aggressive person

Etymology: after Bantam, former Du residency in Java

adjective

like a bantam; small and aggressive

bantam Synonyms

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bantam Usage Examples

Converse of subject

  • write: This excellent book is written by an experienced bantam and large fowl poultry breeder and show judge.

Converse of object

  • keep: Old English Game Origin Great Britain Eggs Tinted This is the most popular breed of bantam kept for showing.
  • have: We had been lucky and had two bantams and a cockerel donated to us.

Adjective modifier

  • true: A true bantam is naturally small, not just a bonsai version of a large chicken.
  • little: Poor Mahatma has now taken to cornering our little bantams at every available opportunity and displaying his tail to them.
  • experienced: This excellent book is written by an experienced bantam and large fowl poultry breeder and show judge.
  • common: They are a cross between a common bantam and a polish fowl.

Modifies a noun

  • fowl: D Devonshire Traditional Breed Center Chickens - wide range of pure bred large and bantam fowl for beginner and experienced keeper.
  • hen: They are bantam hens, which mean they normally roost in the trees, a great way to escape the foxes.
  • breed: Sebright Origin Great Britain Eggs White or Cream A genuine bantam breed produced in the middle of the last century by Sir John Sebright.
  • book: Bantam Books, New York, in association with the New York Times.
  • version: There is also a bantam version of this breed.
  • chicken: Review: I have 30 bantam chickens, and I turn to this book all the time whenever I have a proplem.

Noun used with modifier

  • block: We can come players in the nfl the block bantam books.
  • game: To judge their size they are standing next to a modern game bantam hen. in the following picture.

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