Minor linguistic notes

[Shad Z.]

From: "ddmarkstein" <ddmarkstein at cox.net>
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 09:23:55 -0700
> 
> And MJ Prior -- the red dangling thingie on a chicken's neck is called a
> "wattle" in English. Not that it's ever likely you'll find a use for that
> little gem of knowledge, of course.

And the red pointy thing on top of their heads (which he also
asked about) is a "comb" in English.  On a rooster (where the
comb is bigger than on a hen), it is sometimes call a "coxcomb"
(shortened from "cock's comb").

ShadZ
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