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bird
bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
「鶏」 has another reading with different meanings.
庭で鶏を飼っている。
I keep chickens in the yard.
庭で鶏が元気に鳴いている。
A chicken is clucking away in the yard.
鶏が朝早くから鳴いていた。
The rooster was crowing since early morning.