Dewlap in English dictionary

  • dewlap

    Meanings and definitions of "Dewlap"

    • The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, which laps or licks the dew in grazing, or a similar feature on any other animal.
    • The sagging flesh on the human throat of an old person.
    • noun
      The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, which laps or licks the dew in grazing, or a similar feature on any other animal.
    • noun
      The sagging flesh on the human throat of an old person.
    • pendulous skin under neck
    • The fold of skin that sags on the throat of an old person.
    • The skin that hangs from under the throat of an ox or similar animals.
    • noun
      A dewlap is a longitudinal flap of skin that hangs beneath the lower jaw or neck of many vertebrates.
      The dewlap is also seen in both genders of moose.
    • noun
      a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck

    Synonyms of "Dewlap" in English dictionary

    skin, cutis, tegument are the top synonyms of "Dewlap" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Dewlap

    • dewlap ( plural  dewlaps)
    • dewlap (plural dewlaps)
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