caruncle

Example Sentences

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He remains unsure of what the change in the caruncles might signal, or why it’s important.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2022

For example, males will drain all the blood from the caruncles so they’re as white as a sheet of paper, Dr. Buchholz said.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2022

The bill is orange and black, the caruncles on his forehead orange, and the cere orange; the orbits scarlet, and the irides white.

From Wanderings in South America by Waterton, Charles

The caruncles of some laboratory specimens became worn before finally dropping off.

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

The throat, also, is sometimes ornamented with a beard, wattles, or caruncles.

From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles