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A chicken is a domestic gallinaceous bird. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Families Megapodiidae Numididae Odontophoridae Phasianidae Meleagrididae Tetraonidae Cracidae (?)Mesitornithidae The Galliformes, an order of birds containing the turkeys, grouse, chickens, quails, and pheasants. ...
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Chickens serve as one of the most common meats in the world, and are frequently prepared as food in a large number of ways.
Male chickens, known as cocks (in most countries), cockerels (if younger than one year) or roosters (primarily in the US and Canada), are common symbols of masculinity, and their natural inclination to fight has been exploited in staged cockfights, sometimes with a metal spike added to or replacing the natural spurs.
A chicken is tethered by the leg and kept present at the ceremony for the duration to ensure that any evil spirits present during the ceremony go into the chicken and not the family members present.
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