caruncle
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Every portrait depicts a pale woman with a sharp nose, bow lips, slightly receding chin, and dark eyes with a pink lacrimal caruncle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Almost every caruncle present after 50 days could be flicked off easily with a probe or fingernail.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by John M. Legler
The initiation of growth of the horny maxillary beak probably causes some loosening of the caruncle.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by John M. Legler
For a few examples: The little fold of caruncle at the inner margin of the eye in man, represents the nictitating membrane of birds.
From Was Man Created? by Henry A. (Henry Augustus) Mott
A distinct boss will remain on the maxillary beak after the caruncle is shed.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by John M. Legler
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