Caruncle (bird anatomy)
Fleshy growth on the head or neck of a bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A caruncle is defined as 'a small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy'.[1] Within this definition, caruncles in birds include wattles (or dewlaps), combs, snoods, and earlobes. The term caruncle is derived from Latin caruncula, the diminutive of carō, "flesh".[2]