Sentence examples for red combs from inspiring English sources

Several cocks display together in what is called a lek: they inflate red combs over their eyes, spread their tails, and circle in a crouch, quivering.

The plants produce dense undulating inflorescences that resemble the red combs on the heads of roosters, hence their common name; the colours range from white and yellow to shades of orange, red, and purple.

But the way biochemists have until recently obtained hyaluronic acid isn't pretty--by chopping up those floppy red combs on roosters' heads or fermenting the nasty bacterium streptococcus, strains of which cause any number of human diseases.

Chickens are medium-sized, chunky birds with an upright stance and characterised by fleshy red combs and wattles on their heads.

This species displays supra-orbital red combs whose size is testosterone-dependent [19] and function in intra- and inter-sexual selection [20], [21].

Chirp, ever loyal, hovered nearby, her red comb drooping over one eye, like a dowager who can't keep her hat on straight after one too many martinis.

The usual barnyard chicken in the early nineteenth century had a red comb, glossy feathers, and dinosaurlike legs — sleek and nice-looking but unremarkable.

When students show up for classes, Ms. Burke wears a cap in the shape of a chicken's head with a bright red comb.

The usual barnyard chicken in the early nineteenth century had a red comb, glossy feathers, and dinosaurlike legs—sleek and nice-looking but unremarkable.

"The new flamenco doesn't exist," she said before her performance, wearing a long black dress with a ruffled skirt and an ornate red comb in her hair.

Picture a rooster's red comb peeking out of the top of a washing machine, from which no one in the family wants to rescue him, and you have some idea of Buddy's potential.