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词汇 bantam
释义 bantam
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈbæn.təm/ us /ˈbæn.t̬əm/
a small breed of chicken矮脚鸡
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chick
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cock
cockerel
fryer
rooster
Examples from literature

Every one who has visited the poultry shows of the past few years must have been delighted and impressed to see the beautiful varieties of bantams. 
The little pheasants ran through the orchard and the little bantam hen followed them. 
Then again there are rabbits in the stable and very tame pigeons and the tiniest of bantams. 
There were eggs that a tiny bantam hen had laid, made into an omelette with very rare herbs from the castle kitchen garden. 
Yes, Peter is my pet bantam rooster, said George. 

Examples of bantam


bantam
I see no difference between a bantam egg and any other egg.
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No one on either side would wish to see disapproved of the bantam and small egg, suitably graded in quality, size and price.
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I know bantam eggs are very small, but all eggs—whether from a bantam or from a gleanie—will be graded in the normal way.
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The girl—these experiments were carried out by girls—went in with a line of hose from the bantam pump.
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He is a bantam weight.
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I am one of the bantams.
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The bantam sunfish typically inhabits sloughs, oxbows, ponds, backwaters, lakes, and swamps.
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Today, the bantam version is the most popular among poultry fanciers.
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The bantam rooster weighs on average 900g (32oz), while the hen weighs a smaller 800g (28oz).
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In 1996, she captained her boy's hockey team at the bantam level.
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A "true bantam" has no large counterpart, and is naturally small.
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When he began playing bantam baseball in his teens, he started out as a first baseman.
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Bantam units were drawn from industrial and coal mining areas where short stature was no sign of weakness.
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The breed comes in both bantam and standard size.
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The breed is quite small, even for a bantam, with males weighing around 22 ounces (624 grams) and hens weighing 18 ounces (510 grams).
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