wattle
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9.1
- noun
- /ˈwɑːtəl/
:
carúncula
- As the chicken clucked, its wattle swung gently in the sunlight.
- turkey wattle
- wattle on the throat
- wattle on the neck
Examples
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A male umbrellabird, flaunting his trademark wattle and crest, begins the day at a lek—an area in the forest where males gather to woo visiting females.
Academic text (2010) -
A black rooster with red wattles scuttles into the weeds.
Fiction book (2001) -
Cut out a small turkey neck wattle from the paper and glue it to the tube also.
Blog text (19) -
Lola's cheeks have hollowed, and she has developed a wattle under her chin.
Fiction book (1995) -
Every male also has a thin, feather-covered flap of skin known as a wattle that hangs from his neck down past his tail.
Academic text (2010) -
The turkey strutted around the yard, proudly displaying its bright red wattle.
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The lizards had colorful wattles that were more vibrant during mating season.
Synonyms
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5.9
A ring of feathers or skin around an animal's neck used to show off and scare others
A fleshy fold of skin under a bird's or lizard's neck
Compounds
- Australian
A small Australian tree with bright yellow, fragrant flowers often grown in gardens
A thorny tropical shrub or small tree with sweet yellow flowers used in perfume
How Large
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wattle for the loose skin on a bird's throat likely comes from the same old word for something that 'hangs' or is a 'fold', because the skin hangs down under the beak. So calling that throat skin a wattle connects the old idea of something hanging to the modern name.