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beak <a beak; beaks> N

beak

beak away VB

beak iron (beck or bick iron)

horn-beak fuse

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All puffin species have predominantly black or black and white plumage, a stocky build, and large beaks.
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Mating pairs will sometimes rub their beaks together affectionately.
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Adult chickens have a fleshy crest on their heads called a comb, or cockscomb, and hanging flaps of skin either side under their beaks called wattles.
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They usually inject their prey with a paralysing saliva before dismembering it into small pieces with their beaks.
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Upon reaching maturity, the males coupled up and showed signs of affection, like singing, preening and nuzzling beaks.
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Tawny frogmouths prefer to catch their prey with their beaks and have fairly weak feet.
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The supporters are an osprey and a heron, both with a fish in their beaks, and wearing a chain round their necks.
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They are said to eat jellyfishes, other fish, squid, and octopus, although recent catches show no squid beaks but large numbers of jellyfish.
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Their oddly shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume, and are uniquely used upside-down.
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Physiological testing has shown that tawny frogmouths are able to triple their breathing rate without the need to open their beaks.
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