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1. a vascular, red cutaneous structure attached in a sagittal plane to the dorsum of the skull of domestic fowl. It consists of a base attached to the skull, a central mass called the body, a backward projecting blade and upward projecting points.
2. part of mechanical sheep shears.
3. see ctenidium.

  • buttercup c. — has no blade and is divided sagittally. It is cup-shaped with points arranged around the cup.
  • cushion c. — a low, small, oval, smooth body with no points.
  • nasal c. — the red, vascular structure across the base of the beak in the turkey. Called also snood, frontal process.
  • pea c. — has three blades with a row of points arising from each.
  • rose c. — a low elongated comb from which many small points arise. There is a backward projecting spike in lieu of a blade.
  • Silkie c. — similar to the V-comb but without points.
  • single c. — has all of the components without variation; the standard comb.
  • strawberry c. — a small, oval, flattened comb with a wrinkled surface.
  • V-c. — two large, conical points diverge from a sizeable body. Usually accompanies a crest of feathers.
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Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved.  Read more