bantam
IPA: bˈæntʌm
noun
- Any of several small chickens, especially of a breed that is a miniature version of another breed.
- (sports) A competitor in an age division between peewee and midget.
- (soccer) Someone connected with Bradford City A.F.C, as a fan, player, coach etc.
- The largest settlement on the Cocos Islands (Australia).
- Alternative form of Banten (“province of Java”) [A province of Indonesia. Capital: Serang. Largest city: Tangerang]
adjective
- Small or miniature.
- Spirited or aggressive.
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Examples of "bantam" in Sentences
- Told you my bantam was the form horse, didn't I? "
- But about other matters, the bantam is belligerent.
- The bantam is the proudest cock in my little yard. '
- The word bantam itself is not only of geographical significance but incites one to conjure images of fast-footed boxers and nimble wrestlers.
- By the use of new state-of-the-art techniques (most of them developed in the present study) the authors demonstrate that one specific miRNA (called bantam) recognizes and regulates the translation of the gene clock.
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