See Also: wattled(dictionary)

wattled (iou)



wattled adjective. M16.
[from WATTLE noun2 + -ED2.]
Having folds of flesh. rare. Only in M16.
Of a bird etc.: having a wattle or wattles; Heraldry having the wattles of a specified tincture. L17.
wattled bee-eater = wattlebird (a) s.v. WATTLE noun2. wattled crane an African crane, Bugeranus carunculatus, which has partially feathered wattles hanging from the chin. wattled crow = wattlebird (b) s.v. WATTLE noun2. wattled jacana a Central and S. American jacana, Jacana jacana, which has small red wattles at the base of the bill. wattled lapwing, wattled plover any of several African and Asian lapwings which have a wattle above or in front of the eye.