Talk:Beak
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There should be a smidge more information here, such as the composition.. shape of bones in the beak, outer material... that sort of thing.
Is there any difference between "beak" and "bill" in this meaning? --Angr/tɔk tə mi 12:45, 31 July 2005 (UTC)
only that bill isn't much used for sharp beaks, otherwise no.
what about squids and octopus? they have beaks don't they?
That is something I came to this article wondering about, what is the relationship between dinosaur beaks and bird beaks? protohiro 05:23, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
In certain insect groups, the mouthparts are also sometimes referred to as a beak. Would it be useful to include a section detailing beaks in organisms other than just birds? --Jhml 18:27, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Merge
There are some merge templates on this article, but I don't see any discussion about merging, so here's my thought. Wikipedia is not a dictionary, and I support merging short articles about different parts of the beak (such as cere) into this article. --Ginkgo100 14:23, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
I'd have to agree with Ginkga100. I doubt if most people would be looking for cere or nares to begin with. And if somewone were looking for articles on those particular parts of the beak, it is likely that they already know what they are, so a separate article with as little info as those articles have wouldn't help anyway. They would be useful additions to this article, but on their own they don't make too much sense. --Jhml 18:24, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
I was looking for the word cere which is how I reached this page.
OK, I did the merge, but the flow isn't very good, so anyone feel free to improve it. Do we need so many examples with budgies?Lisamh 05:39, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Graphic
Does the figure titled "Beak" contain information about a bird's beak, or is it not about the human nose? [User: Budrts] 06 October 2006
[edit] "Nares"
The term nares doesn't just apply to the holes in beaks; it is also associated with animals noses. Nares should not automatically redirect to beaks - it's misleading.
[edit] WP is not a dictionary
I took out all the references to non-bird beaks under the 'WP is not dictionary' guideline. WP articles are on topics, not words. Since non-birds beaks are actually unrelated structures that just happen to share the same name in English, any mention of them belongs in the Disambiguation page. Ashmoo 06:58, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
