caruncle

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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

Here’s another fun fact: Male turkeys, called toms, have bald, featherless heads with all sorts of dangling skin flaps and knobs known as the snood, the wattle and caruncles.

From Washington Post

In the developing embryo, the beak originates near the caruncle and then gradually expands backward.

From Seattle Times

After about 60 days of incubation inside their eggs, turtle hatchlings use a temporary tooth called a caruncle to break out of their shells.

From Scientific American

The head and caruncles on the neck of the male are, when excited, of the same blue and scarlet hues.

From Project Gutenberg