"cage-free" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: cage + -free Etymology templates: {{suf|en|cage|free}} cage + -free Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=cage-free}} cage-free (not comparable)
  1. Being or relating to chickens not raised in battery cages, but free to roam within a certain space. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-cage-free-en-adj-MzoHpCj7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -free

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