Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Chanticleer

Chanticleer (chan"ti*klēr) , noun

[F. Chanteclair, name of the cock in the Roman du Renart (Reynard the Fox); chanter to chant + clair clear. See Chant, and Clear.]

A cock, so called from the clearness or loudness of his voice in crowing.