Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Bantam \Ban"tam\, n.
   A variety of small barnyard fowl, with feathered legs,
   probably brought from Bantam, a district of Java.

Source : WordNet®

bantam
     adj : very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of
           drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the
           flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
           [syn: {diminutive}, {lilliputian}, {midget}, {petite},
           {tiny}, {flyspeck}]
     n : any of various small breeds