black rooster
Ebony male chicken
A black rooster is simply a rooster with black plumage.
The term has no special figurative meaning in mainstream English, though black roosters appear in various folk traditions and superstitions—sometimes associated with magic or sacrifice.
The black rooster crowed at dawn.
- cockerelMale chicken, not mature
- henFemale fowl
- crowLarge black corvid
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- combToothed grooming implement
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