Marans

name, noun

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Noun
  1. 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."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Maran form-of, plural

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