What is a pendulous process of the skin on the throat of a bird, as in the turkey; a dewlap called?
palea — (Zoöl.) A pendulous process of the skin on the throat of a bird, as in the turkey; a dewlap. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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