"gamecock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gamecocks [plural]
Etymology: From game + cock. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|game|cock}} game + cock Head templates: {{en-noun}} gamecock (plural gamecocks)
  1. A rooster used in cockfighting. Wikipedia link: gamecock Categories (lifeform): Chickens, Male animals Synonyms: fighting cock Related terms: cockfight, cockfighting Translations (fighting cock): боен петел (boen petel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), gall de baralla [masculine] (Catalan), 相拍雞仔 /相拍鸡仔 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 鬥雞 /斗鸡 (dòujī) (Chinese Mandarin), vechthaan [masculine] (Dutch), kemphaan [masculine] (Dutch), taistelukukko (Finnish), coq de combat [masculine] (French), მებრძოლი მამალი (mebrʒoli mamali) (Georgian), Kampfhahn [masculine] (German), coileach comhraic [masculine] (Irish), coileach troda [masculine] (Irish), 闘鶏 (tōkei) (alt: とうけい) (Japanese), しゃも (shamo) (Japanese), 軍鶏 (shamo) (Japanese), មាន់ជល់ (mŏəncŭəl) (Khmer), ໄກ່ຕີ (kai tī) (Lao), kellagh caggee [masculine] (Manx), kogut do walki [masculine] (Polish), galo de rinha [masculine] (Portuguese), cocoș de luptă [masculine] (Romanian), бойцо́вый пету́х (bojcóvyj petúx) [masculine] (Russian), боево́й пету́х (bojevój petúx) [masculine] (Russian), gallo de pelea [masculine] (Spanish), gallo de combate [masculine] (Spanish), gallo de lidia [masculine] (Spanish), stridstupp [common-gender] (Swedish), ชน (chon) (Thai), ไก่ชน (Thai), gà chọi (Vietnamese)

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