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-[[Image:Rooster.jpg|thumb|Rooster]]
-A '''rooster''' is a male [[chicken]]. Roosters received their names due to the tendency of roosters to "roost" over a clutch of eggs.
-The phrase "running around like a chicken with its head cut off" has entered the vernacular to mean a person who is extremely busy but directionless.
-''In Christian symbolism, the rooster is a familiar Passion symbol. Prior to being arrested by the soldiers, Jesus correctly predicted that Peter would deny Him three times before the rooster crowed on the following morning.'' <ref>[http://ww2.netnitco.net/users/legend01/rooster.htm Christian symbolism bestiary]  </ref>
-Also roosters are mentioned in the Bible in Matthew:
-:''O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!'' (Matthew 23:37)
-==Roosters in Music==
-The grunge band [[Alice In Chains]] wrote a song called The Rooster as an homage to a Vietnam veteran known by that nickname.
-== See also ==
-*[[Turkey (bird)]]
-== External links ==
-*[http://bible.cc/proverbs/30-31.htm Proverbs]
-==  References ==
-<references/>
-[[Category:Birds]]
-[[Category:Livestock]]
-[[Category:Meat]]

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