单词 | peruke head |
释义 | > as lemmasperuke head 3. In a deer, esp. a roebuck: an irregular mass of tissue in place of one or both antlers, usually caused by an imbalance in sex hormones. More fully peruke head. ΚΠ 1959 A. J. de Nahlik Wild Deer vii. 123 Upset of the sex-hormonal system in does..and hinds may result in the growth of antlers which..sometimes form a perruque. 1963 R. Prior Roe Stalking ii. 12 One monstrosity of which the cause is definitely known is the peruke head. This is an ugly mass of usually soft tissue covered with velvet. 1972 G. K. Whitehead Deer of World iii. 25 Castration..of a Roebuck causes a malformed head generally referred to as a ‘perruque’ or ‘wig-head’. < as lemmas |
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