protuberance

Example Sentences

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Snoods are the fingerlike fleshy protuberances that flop over a turkey’s beak.

From New York Times

For example, why were American women encouraged to torture themselves with cage-like corsets, don yards of cumbersome cloth and carry around a heavy protuberance called a bustle?

From Washington Post

Normally, turkeys top out around 20 pounds, with fleshy wattles that hang down their necks and another protuberance called a snood hanging over the beak.

From Washington Post

After friends and family suggested the protuberance might be a contender for the Guinness World Records, the couple submitted an application for “the world’s heaviest potato,” sat back and waited.

From New York Times

What’s more, he now possesses a fleshy protuberance on his forehead and a tentacle as long as his arm dangling from his chest.

From Washington Post