caruncle

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A paleness and want of liveliness of the membranes, generally, may be considered as the first symptoms, to which may be added a yellowness of the caruncle at the corner of the eye.

From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert

Desire to feed varied in hatchlings of the same brood and seemed not to be correlated with retraction of the yolk sac or retention of the caruncle.

From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by Legler, John M.

The initiation of growth of the horny maxillary beak probably causes some loosening of the caruncle.

From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by Legler, John M.

The seeds cannot be carried so well unless this ridge, caruncle, be present.

From Seed Dispersal by Beal, W. J. (William James)

The caruncle may aid hatchlings in escaping from the nest.

From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by Legler, John M.