Gorgelet
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gorgelet is a noun meaning (zoology) A small gorget of a bird.
Meaning
(zoology) A small gorget of a bird.
More Meanings
- A small gorge.
Example Sentences
It seemed to be warmer here at nights than farther upriver, probably because of the southern exposure through the nine gorgelets leading to the South rim.
The head mottled with brownish-black; spots of the same colour, descending in a line from the lower mandible to the upper part of the breast, forming an interrupted gorgelet.
Word Forms
- gorgelets
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gorget, gorgonocephalid, hypotrachelium, gonocalyx, gena, virgula.
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