| 单词 | rose comb |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrose comb rose comb n. (on a domestic fowl) a type of comb that lies nearly flat on the head, evenly covered with small points and ending in a spike at the back, characteristic of certain breeds; (also) a bird or breed bearing such a comb, spec. a kind of true bantam. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [noun] > head > appendage on comba1000 casque1790 rose comb1815 flesh-bunch1841 the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [noun] > head > appendage on > bird having rose comb1815 the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > genus Gallus (domestic fowl) > [noun] > member of (fowl) > parts of > comb comba1000 coxcomb?a1425 cockcomb?c1475 rose comb1815 pea comb1854 1815 J. Lawrence Pract. Treat. Domest. Poultry vi. 54 I have had hens with large rose combs and also crowers, which were upon an equality with the rest of the stock. 1850 D. J. Browne Amer. Poultry Yard 52 The fleshy rose comb of the golden Hamburgh terminating in a sharp point behind..is seen in no other variety of fowl. 1927 J. B. S. Haldane & J. S. Huxley Animal Biol. ii. 68 The original pure-bred rose-comb stock gives nothing but rose-combs. 1992 New Yorker 24 Feb. 13/1 It began with a work..featuring Lulu, a black rosecomb bantam chicken. < as lemmas |
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