Meanings
adjectivetopknotted (not comparable)
- not comparableHaving a topknot.
There are topknotted canaries, and it is a singular fact, that, if two topknotted birds are matched, the young, instead of having very fine topknots, are generally bald[…]
1868, Charles Darwin, The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Murray, […], →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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Chicago
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