A fleshy lobe (usually bright-coloured) pendent from the head or neck of certain birds, as the domestic fowl, the turkey, the guinea fowl, etc.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [noun] > neck or throat > appendage or pouch on (7) wattle1513 A fleshy lobe (usually bright-coloured) pendent from the head or neck of certain birds, as the domestic fowl, the turkey, the guinea fowl, etc. gill1596 With reference to other animals. In plural: the wattles or dewlap of a turkey or other bird. Also (in singular): an expandable flap of brightly… rattles1611 In plural = wattle, n.2 1a. Obsolete. rare. gorget1703 Zoology. The pouch or sac under the bill of certain sea-birds. Obsolete. rare. pouch1774 Anatomy and Zoology. An enclosed cavity or hollow structure in an animal body that resembles a bag or pocket; a sac; spec. †(a) the stomach of a… parapatagium1887 A fold of skin between the neck and shoulder of a bird. palea1890 Ornithology. A wattle or dewlap on the throat of a bird. Obsolete. rare. |
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