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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 ==
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[[Category:Birds]]
[[Category:Livestock]]
[[Category:Meat]]