I start out as a downy, chirping Easter hatchling, but append a small green legume to my rear and I turn into the garbanzo bean smashed into creamy party hummus. What am I?
A chick
A 'chick' is a baby bird; adding 'pea' produces 'chickpea', the garbanzo bean used to create hummus.
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