egg-laying hen; layer
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
egg-laying hen; layer
neutralA chicken breed raised primarily for egg production, as opposed to meat. Common in agriculture and food industry contexts.
Zhè这
ge个
nóng农
chǎng场
sì饲
yǎng养
le了
shàng上
wàn万
zhī只
dàn蛋
jī鸡
。
This farm raises tens of thousands of egg-laying hens.
Dàn蛋
jī鸡
de的
sì饲
liào料
xū需
yào要
fù富
hán含
gài钙
zhì质
。
The feed for laying hens needs to be rich in calcium.
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Wèi为
le了
tí提
gāo高
chǎn产
dàn蛋
lǜ率
，
tā他
men们
yǐn引
jìn进
le了
yōu优
liáng良
de的
dàn蛋
jī鸡
pǐn品
zhǒng种
。
To improve egg production rates, they introduced a superior breed of layers.