blackhead
a small, black-tipped, fatty mass in a skin follicle, especially of the face; comedo.
Also called enterohepatitis. Veterinary Pathology. a malignant, infectious disease of turkeys, chickens, and many wild birds, caused by a protozoan parasite, Histomonas meleagridas, attacking especially the intestines and liver, and often characterized by a darkening of the skin on the head.
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How to use blackhead in a sentence
It is curious to note that the German variety is called the Schwartzkopf, the meaning of which is "blackhead."
The Romance of War Inventions | Thomas W. CorbinThe presence of a disease called blackhead has done vast injury to the turkey industry in the northeastern section of the country.
The Dollar Hen | Milo M. HastingsI certainly would advise any farm wife, in sections where blackhead does not prevail, to try her hand at turkey raising.
The Dollar Hen | Milo M. HastingsThe summons was promptly obeyed, and the accused prelate was brought face to face with blackhead before the Council.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayHe selected a wretch named blackhead, who had formerly been convicted of perjury and sentenced to have his ears clipped.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay
British Dictionary definitions for blackhead
/ (ˈblækˌhɛd) /
a black-tipped plug of fatty matter clogging a pore of the skin, esp the duct of a sebaceous gland: Technical name: comedo
an infectious and often fatal disease of turkeys and some other fowl caused by the parasitic protozoa Histomonas meleagridis: Technical name: infectious enterohepatitis
any of various birds, esp gulls or ducks, with black plumage on the head
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