laying hen

English

Noun

laying hen (plural laying hens)

A hen raised for egg production, as opposed to a 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)
Czech: nosnice f
Dutch: legkip (nl) c, leghen (nl) f
French: poule pondeuse (fr) f
German: Legehenne (de) f
Russian: несу́шка (ru) f (nesúška)
Spanish: gallina ponedora f
Walloon: poye ponresse (wa) f

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