Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Schnabel-Wachshaut

English translation:

cere

Added to glossary by Stephen Sadie
Jul 3, 2006 07:58
17 yrs ago
German term

Schnabel-Wachshaut

German to English Marketing Livestock / Animal Husbandry
Das Geschlecht erkennt man beim erwachsenen Wellensittich an der Farbe der **Schnabel-Wachshaut**: beim Männchen meist blau, beim Weibchen eher bräunlich.

This has stumped me....any help welcome! (URGENT!!!!)
TIA
Stephen
Proposed translations (English)
3 +3 cere

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cere

In general one can tell the sex of a budgie by having a look at the colour of the nose which is called cere. Healthy adult birds show typical cere colours which depend on their sexes.

http://www.birds-online.de/allgemein/geschlecht_en.htm
Peer comment(s):

agree Michele Fauble
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agree Ingeborg Gowans (X) : learned something new; sounds plausible
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agree yeswhere : blue for cock birds, brown for hens.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Wenke, I have learnt something new"
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