any of a breed of large chicken with black, white, or buff feathers
Origin:
after Minorca
2d largest island of the Balearic Islands, east of Majorca: 264 sq mi (684 sq km)
See Minorca in American Heritage Dictionary 4
A Spanish island in the Balearics of the western Mediterranean Sea. Held by the British and the French at various times during the 18th century, it was a Loyalist stronghold in the Spanish Civil War.
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Mi·norˈcan adjective & n.
noun
A domestic fowl of a breed originating in the Mediterranean region and having white or black plumage.