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How to pronounce wattles
IPA transcription: ['wɑtəlz]
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Noun
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a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
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framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence
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any of various Australasian trees yielding slender poles suitable for wattle
Verb
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build of or with wattle
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interlace to form wattle
Usage examples
- At his throat hang several black, unfeathered wattles.
- There is a strong white wingbar, and fleshy red wattles above the eye.