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A standing cockerel, often crowing, with raised comb and tail.
Also known as: Coq Gaulois, French cockerel, French rooster, Standing cockerel
France's rooster comes from a Latin pun: gallus means both 'Gaul' and 'cockerel'. It is a national emblem by long usage and sporting adoption rather than by law — the French Republic's official emblem is Marianne, not the bird.
Denotes France as an informal national emblem, particularly in sport, drawn as a standing cockerel.
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Originates in a Latin pun: gallus means both an inhabitant of Gaul and a cockerel, a coincidence Roman writers used and later French heraldry adopted.
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Has no official standing: the French Republic's emblem is Marianne, and the rooster is a customary rather than a legal symbol.
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A cockerel standing in profile with a raised serrated comb, wattles, an arched neck and a sweep of curved tail feathers.
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