laying hen

English

Etymology

laying +‎ hen

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 (nl) f
French: poule pondeuse (fr) f

German: Legehenne (de) f
Spanish: gallina ponedora f
Walloon: poye ponresse (wa) f

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