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chanticleer definition

chan·ti·cleer (c̸han′ti klir′)

noun

a rooster: used as a proper name

Etymology: ME chauntecler < OFr chante-cler, lit., sing loud; name of rooster in the medieval epic “Reynard the Fox”: see chant & clear

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