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chan·ti·cleer
(chăn′tĭ-klîr′, shăn′-)n.
A rooster.
[Middle English chauntecler, from Old French chantecler, the name of the rooster in the tale of Reynard the Fox : chanter, to sing; see chant + cler, clear; see clear.]
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chanticleer
(ˌtʃæntɪˈklɪə) orchantecler
n
(Animals) a name for a cock, used esp in fables
[C13: from Old French Chantecler, from chanter cler to sing clearly]
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chan•ti•cleer
(ˈtʃæn tɪˌklɪər)n.
a rooster: used as a proper name in medieval fables.
[1250–1300; Middle English Chauntecler < Old French Chantecler, n. use of v. phrase chante cler sing clear. See chant, clear]
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