Marans

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noun

A small breed of chicken originating in France popular for poultry shows and its eggs, rather than for its meat.

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Marans1

nounMarans (plural Marans)
  1. A small breed of chicken originating in France popular for poultry shows and its eggs, rather than for its meat.

    The Marans breed deserves inclusion in this review of utility poultry, because of the superb rich brown colour of its eggs.

    1962, C. Arthur Pearson, Pictorial Poultry-Keeping, 2nd edition, Cox & Wyman, page 39

Marans2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Maran
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Chicago

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