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Mother Carey's chickens

Mother Carey's chickens is the plural of Mother Carey's chicken.

Meaning of Mother Carey's chicken

Noun

Mother Carey's chicken (plural Mother Carey's chickens)

  1. The storm petrel.
    • A few blue petrels, black sheer-waters and Mather Caries chickens are all the birds we see.1773, James Cook, The Journals, Second Voyage, 27 December

Questions about Mother Carey's chickens

What is Mother Carey's chickens the plural of?
Mother Carey's chickens is the plural of Mother Carey's chicken.

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