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Definition 2024

laying_hen

laying hen

English

Noun

laying hen ‎(plural laying hens)

in modern poultry, hen raised for egg production, as opposed to parent flock hen, raised to produce chicks.

Translations

hen raised for egg production

Arabic: دَجَاجَةُ البِيَّاضَة f ‎(dajājat al-biyyāḍa)
Moroccan Arabic: دْجاجة بيّاضة f ‎(djæja l-bəyyæḍa)
Dutch: legkip (nl) c, leghen f
French: poule pondeuse f
German: Legehenne (de) f

Spanish: gallina ponedora f
Walloon: poye ponresse (wa) f