dewlap
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- noun
- /ˈduːlæp/
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papada
- Many are nearly invisible in their home habitats; others announce their presence to their neighbors and warn off potential rivals by flashing colorful dewlaps or fanlike structures that lie just underneath their lower jaws.
- dewlap width
Examples
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"Pinpoint sweat drops glistened on Pork's dewlaps.
Fiction book (1993) -
The dewlap of each cow was visually scored into three categories: dewlap with light skin folds, intermediate skin folds, and heavy skin folds.
Academic text (2015) -
Well, from where the Adam's apple of the bull begins, there is a long skin called dewlap.
Fiction book (2002) -
And the dewlap covers the area from this jaw here (slap and crash) all the way up to the front shoulder here (slap).
Fiction book (2002) -
Bernie has pushed up from the table and towers over Harry with his gray skin, his loose dewlaps full of shadows.
Fiction book (1990) -
Male fan-throated lizard from India (Sitana ponticeriana), pictured 1.3X larger than life size, flashes its blue, black, and red dewlap to defend its territory from others of its species.
Academic text (2006) -
The old bull finally limped clear of the trees, his sagging dewlap swaying as he stepped.
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Males may extend their dewlap to advertise themselves as fine mates for any female that wanders by.
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The dewlap of each cow was visually scored into three categories: dewlap with light skin folds, intermediate skin folds, and heavy skin folds.
Synonyms
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A loose fold of skin that hangs under a bird's beak
How Prominent
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the word dewlap is to think of dew + lap, where 'lap' means 'fold' or 'flap'. So a dewlap is a loose fold of skin that hangs under the neck, like a small flap where 'dew' could settle, which explains its meaning today.