rose comb


noun
  1. a low comb with rounded points and a rear-extending spike of some breeds of chickens, as Wyandotte.

Origin of rose comb

1
First recorded in 1840–50

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How to use rose comb in a sentence

  • The comb on the head of the Barred Dominique is of the type known as the rose-comb, having many rows of slight projections.

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  • Diagram to illustrate the nature of the F2 generation from the cross of rose comb pea comb.

    Mendelism | Reginald Crundall Punnett
  • These peculiarities no doubt stand in close relation with the broad flattened rose-comb characteristic of the Hamburgh breed.

  • He should have a rose comb, a well-feathered tail, and a proud lively carriage.

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  • If a bird with a rose comb is bred to one with a pea comb (fig. 23), the offspring have a comb different from either.