rose comb

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of rose comb

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

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rose comb

Thus the factor which causes the comb to be a rose comb in a fowl must be present in the cells that produce the plumage or the toes or any other part of the body.

From Hormones and Heredity by Cunningham, J. T.

When one difference between two breeds is considered, e.g. rose comb and single in fowls, and individuals are crossed, we have the determinant for rose and the determinant for single in the same zygote.

From Hormones and Heredity by Cunningham, J. T.

This breed, which Sir John brought to perfection after years of careful trials, is very small, with un-feathered legs, and a rose comb and short hackles.

From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)

They are readily recognized by their peculiar rose comb with its long, spikelike projection in the back, their red face, white ear lobes, and bluish legs.

From A Guide for the Study of Animals by Lucas, Frederic

For example, in breeds of fowls any colour or any type of plumage may be obtained with single comb or with rose comb.

From Hormones and Heredity by Cunningham, J. T.