Caruncle
41reptile — reptilelike, adj. reptiloid /rep tl oyd /, adj. /rep til, tuyl/, n. 1. any cold blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the… …
42papilla — Any small, nipplelike process. SYN: teat (3). [L. a nipple, dim. of papula, a pimple] acoustic p. SYN: spiral organ. basilar p. the auditory sense organ of birds, amphibians, and reptiles; homologous to the …
43Santorini — Giandomenico (Giovanni Domenico), Italian anatomist, 1681–1737. See S. canal, S. cartilage, S. major caruncle, S. minor caruncle, S. concha, S. duct, S. fissures, under fissure, S. incisures, under incisure, S. labyrinth, S. muscle, S. tubercle,… …
44Caruncular — Ca*run cu*lar, Carunculous Ca*run cu*lous, a. Of, pertaining to, or like, a caruncle; furnished with caruncles. [1913 Webster] …
45Carunculate — Ca*run cu*late, Carunculated Ca*run cu*la ted, a. Having a caruncle or caruncles; caruncular. [1913 Webster] || …
46Carunculated — Carunculate Ca*run cu*late, Carunculated Ca*run cu*la ted, a. Having a caruncle or caruncles; caruncular. [1913 Webster] || …
47Carunculous — Caruncular Ca*run cu*lar, Carunculous Ca*run cu*lous, a. Of, pertaining to, or like, a caruncle; furnished with caruncles. [1913 Webster] …
48Comb — (k[=o]m; 110), n. [AS. camb; akin to Sw., Dan., & D. kam, Icel. kambr, G. kamm, Gr. ? a grinder tooth, Skr. jambha tooth.] 1. An instrument with teeth, for straightening, cleansing, and adjusting the hair, or for keeping it in place. [1913… …
49Gallicrex cristatus — Water cock Wa ter cock (Zo[ o]l.) A large gallinule ({Gallicrex cristatus}) native of Australia, India, and the East Indies. In the breeding season the male is black and has a fleshy red caruncle, or horn, on the top of its head. Called also… …
50kora — Water cock Wa ter cock (Zo[ o]l.) A large gallinule ({Gallicrex cristatus}) native of Australia, India, and the East Indies. In the breeding season the male is black and has a fleshy red caruncle, or horn, on the top of its head. Called also… …
