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noun
A breed of chicken, with various subbreeds, some dual-purpose (for eggs and meat), some primarily layers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
American breed of heavy-bodied brownish-red general-purpose chicken
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: chicken, Gallus gallus
History
After the state of Rhode Island; the breed was developed in Rhode Island and Massachusetts in the late 19th century.
