1
a
: an adult male domestic chicken : cock
b
: an adult male of various birds other than the domestic chicken
2
: a cocky or vain man
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We heard the crow of a rooster.
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French fans holding up live roosters (le coq gaulois), Scots in kilts, English fans dressed up like King Arthur’s knights—and sometimes in a more brutal fashion.
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Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
The Chinese zodiac cycles between 12 animals — the rat, the ox, the tiger, the rabbit, the dragon, the snake, the horse, the goat, the monkey, the rooster, the dog, and the pig.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
The Chinese Zodiac operates on a cycle, rotating through 12 animals (rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, pig) that were said to have competed in a legendary race, while also incorporating 5 elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, water) for a 60-year sequence.
—Kyle Lucia Wu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Feb. 2026
LightBar’s early testing suggests so, with one researcher discovering that image prompts for Looney Tunes rooster Foghorn Leghorn also generated a likeness for Bugs Bunny, even when the carrot-chomping rabbit was not featured in prompts.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
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Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
The Chinese zodiac cycles between 12 animals — the rat, the ox, the tiger, the rabbit, the dragon, the snake, the horse, the goat, the monkey, the rooster, the dog, and the pig.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
The Chinese Zodiac operates on a cycle, rotating through 12 animals (rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, pig) that were said to have competed in a legendary race, while also incorporating 5 elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, water) for a 60-year sequence.
—Kyle Lucia Wu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Feb. 2026
LightBar’s early testing suggests so, with one researcher discovering that image prompts for Looney Tunes rooster Foghorn Leghorn also generated a likeness for Bugs Bunny, even when the carrot-chomping rabbit was not featured in prompts.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Rooster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rooster. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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rooster
noun
roost·er
ˈrü-stər 
1
: an adult male domestic chicken
2
: an adult male bird
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