wattles

Turkey neck folds

Wattles are the fleshy, often reddish lobes that hang from the throat or chin of certain birds, especially chickens and turkeys.

The term extends to similar structures on other animals.

Separately, wattles are rods or stakes interwoven with branches to form fences or walls—wattle and daub being an ancient building technique using this framework plastered with mud or clay.

bird

turkey

Wattled North American fowl

guineafowl · gobbler · caruncle · dewlap · poultry · fowl · snood · throat · neck · fleshy

droop

sag

Sink from weight

swing · flap · wobble · jiggle · loose · skin · jowls · aging · fleshy · slack

mammal

goat

Horned, bearded livestock

  • sheepWoolly farm animal
  • pigDomesticated swine for meat
  • livestockDomesticated farm animals

chin · dewlap · throat · pendulous · dangle · sway · breed · husbandry · domesticated · farm

construction

daub

Apply crudely

  • mudWet soil mixture
  • clayMoldable earth for ceramics
  • thatchDried plant roof covering

weave · interlace · branches · twigs · sticks · hut · fence · panel · Anglo-Saxon · medieval

acacia

Australia

Southern Hemisphere continent-country

  • outbackRemote interior wilderness
  • barkSharp canine vocalization
  • timberWood for construction

golden · blossom · tannin · firewood · eucalyptus · gum · native · shrub · hardwood · fence

Categories
Opposites
bird anatomy type

wattlesfeathers

Bird's lightweight covering

plumage · down · quills · scales · fur

construction material flexibility

wattlesconcrete

Solid building mixture

steel · reinforced concrete · stone · brick · modern materials

PLANT TYPE (Australian acacias)

wattlesintroduced species

Organism relocated by humans

exotic plants · invasive species · deciduous trees · conifers

Family

wattle, wattled

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G