BANTAM

Bantam

A bantam is a small variety of poultry, especially chickens. Etymologically, the name bantam is derived from the city of Bantam - currently known as "Banten Province" or previously "Banten Residency" - once a major seaport, in Indonesia. European sailors restocking on live fowl for sea journeys found the small native breeds of chicken in Southeast Asia to be useful, and any such small poultry came to be known as a bantam.

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bantam

Noun

  1. any of several small chickens, especially one that is a miniature version of another
  2. an age division between peewee and midget.

Adjective

  1. small or miniature
  2. spirited or aggressive


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