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caruncle
[ kar-uhng-kuhl, kuh-ruhng- ]
noun
- Botany. a protuberance at or surrounding the hilum of a seed.
- Zoology. a fleshy excrescence, as on the head of a bird; a fowl's comb.
- Anatomy. a small, fleshy growth.
caruncle
/ k蓹藞r蕦艐-; -藢le瑟t; k蓹藞r蕦艐kj蕣l瑟t; k蓹藞r蕦艐kj蕣l蓹; 藞k忙r蓹艐k蓹l /
noun
- a fleshy outgrowth on the heads of certain birds, such as a cock's comb
- an outgrowth near the hilum on the seeds of some plants
- any small fleshy mass in or on the body, either natural or abnormal
Derived Forms
- caruncular, adjective
- carunculate, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 肠补路谤耻苍路肠耻路濒补谤 [k, uh, -, ruhng, -ky, uh, -ler], 肠补路谤耻苍顎僣耻路濒辞耻蝉 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of caruncle1
Example Sentences
For example, males will drain all the blood from the caruncles so they鈥檙e as white as a sheet of paper, Dr. Buchholz said.
Here鈥檚 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.
In the developing embryo, the beak originates near the caruncle and then gradually expands backward.
After about 60 days of incubation inside their eggs, turtle hatchlings use a temporary tooth called a caruncle to break out of their shells.
The head and caruncles on the neck of the male are, when excited, of the same blue and scarlet hues.
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