Houdan

[ hoo-dan ]

/ ˈhu dæn /

noun

one of a French breed of chickens having a V-shaped comb, five toes, and mottled or black plumage.

Origin of Houdan

First recorded in 1870–75; after Houdan, village near Paris where these hens were bred

Words nearby Houdan

hot-work, hot yoga, hot zone, houbara, houdah, Houdan, Houdini, Houdini, Harry, Houdon, hough, houghmagandie

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Example sentences from the Web for Houdan

The Houdan has the size, deep compact body, short legs, and fifth toe of the Dorking.
Poultry|Hugh Piper
Also the average degree of polydactylism is much greater in the Silkie than in the Houdan crosses.
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl|Charles Benedict Davenport
It is also clear that the offspring of Silkie crosses are more apt to be polydactyl than those of Houdan crosses.
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl|Charles Benedict Davenport
A houdan cockerel with bedraggled speckly plumage and a ragged crest hanging over one eye struts from doorstep to doorstep.
A Poor Man's House|Stephen Sydney Reynolds

The Polish and Houdan fowl thus retain in the outer nasal opening an embryonic condition.
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl|Charles Benedict Davenport

British Dictionary definitions for Houdan

Houdan

/ (ˈhuːdæn) /

noun

a breed of light domestic fowl originally from France, with a distinctive full crest

Word Origin for Houdan

C19: named after Houdan, village near Paris where the breed originated

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释义	Houdan [ hoo-dan ] / ˈhu dæn / noun one of a French breed of chickens having a V-shaped comb, five toes, and mottled or black plumage. Origin of Houdan First recorded in 1870–75; after Houdan, village near Paris where these hens were bred Words nearby Houdan hot-work, hot yoga, hot zone, houbara, houdah, Houdan, Houdini, Houdini, Harry, Houdon, hough, houghmagandie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Houdan The Houdan has the size, deep compact body, short legs, and fifth toe of the Dorking. Poultry\|Hugh Piper Also the average degree of polydactylism is much greater in the Silkie than in the Houdan crosses. Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl\|Charles Benedict Davenport It is also clear that the offspring of Silkie crosses are more apt to be polydactyl than those of Houdan crosses. Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl\|Charles Benedict Davenport A houdan cockerel with bedraggled speckly plumage and a ragged crest hanging over one eye struts from doorstep to doorstep. A Poor Man's House\|Stephen Sydney Reynolds The Polish and Houdan fowl thus retain in the outer nasal opening an embryonic condition. Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl\|Charles Benedict Davenport British Dictionary definitions for Houdan Houdan / (ˈhuːdæn) / noun a breed of light domestic fowl originally from France, with a distinctive full crest Word Origin for Houdan C19: named after Houdan, village near Paris where the breed originated Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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