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chick

[chik] / tʃɪk /
NOUN
young bird
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NOUN
(offensive) young woman
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Reserves manager Helen Deavin said the site supported "rare and unusual species", including nesting bitterns, the swallowtail butterfly and a pair of cranes that successfully raised a chick this summer.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

Miss enough feedings and a vulnerable chick can perish.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

In 2023, the project celebrated the first white-tailed eagle chick to be born in the wild in southern England since 1780.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

“Our new Donna, Jess, brings a real rock chick energy to it,” Holcenberg said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

I don’t know them, so their pain seems unreal next to Brother Khoi’s, whose eyes are as wild as those of his broken chick.

From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai

White-tailed eagle chicks have successfully fledged from wild nests in England for the fourth consecutive year.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

Buoyed by a youthful sense of invincibility, they dared one another to leap, waiting for another to move, like emperor penguin chicks before a first arctic plunge.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

A longtime pet breeder, Matson moved to Newberry Springs about nine years ago to raise ostriches and other exotic animals, selling their chicks and eggs.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

The two broods of five chicks appeared in nest boxes that had been installed at different sites, after more than a decade of work with landowners.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

She saw birds guarding their eggs like treasures until the chicks finally hatched.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown




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