caruncle

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caruncle (noun; Latin diminutive caro, flesh): 1. A fleshy excrescence or protuberance.

2. (Annelida) A sensory lobe extending behind the prostomium.

3. (Arthropoda: Chelicerata) In Acari, a basal expansion on the tarsus that forms a sucker.