caruncle

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Desire to feed varied in hatchlings of the same brood and seemed not to be correlated with retraction of the yolk sac or retention of the caruncle.

From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by Legler, John M.

In the breeding season the male is black and has a fleshy red caruncle, or horn, on the top of its head.

From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section T, U, V, and W by Project Gutenberg

The caruncle may aid hatchlings in escaping from the nest.

From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by Legler, John M.

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 Mott, Henry A. (Henry Augustus)

A paleness and want of liveliness of the membranes, generally, may be considered as the first symptoms, to which may be added a yellowness of the caruncle at the corner of the eye.

From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert