: any of a Mediterranean breed of small hardy domestic chickens noted for their large production of white eggs
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Recent Examples on the WebThe Most Common Breed of Egg-Laying Chicken is the White Leghorn
The breed was first imported to America in 1828 from the Italian port city of Livorno; leghorn is an anglicization of the city's name.—Fox News, 29 Oct. 2015
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