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单词 chanticleer
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chanticleer


chan·ti·cleer

C0241900 (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.]

chanticleer

(ˌtʃæntɪˈklɪə) or

chantecler

n (Animals) a name for a cock, used esp in fables[C13: from Old French Chantecler, from chanter cler to sing clearly]

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]
Translations
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chanticleer


chanticleer

, chantecler a name for a cock, used esp in fables

Chanticleer

cajoled by fox into singing; thus captured. [Br. Lit.: Canterbury Tales, “Nun’s Priest’s Tale”]See: Flattery
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