dewlap

ˈduːlæp

Definition

Definition of dewlap - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

elderly person

Rare

sagging skin on an elderly person's throat

Rare

The man's dewlap was more pronounced with age.

animal

TECH.

loose skin hanging from an animal's neck

TECH.

The cow's dewlap swayed as it walked.

wattle

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Origin of dewlap

Old English, deaw (dew) + lappe (fold)

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dewlapping

adj.

biology

resembling a dewlap in appearance

Examples of dewlap in a sentence

The elderly woman's dewlap was visible when she laughed.
The lizard's dewlap was brightly colored.
Farmers often notice the dewlap in cattle breeds.

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French:fanon, bavette, ...
German:Hängekinn, Wamme, ...
Italian:pappagorgia, giogaia, ...
Spanish:papada, gorguera, ...
Portuguese:papada, barbela, ...
Chinese:颈垂肉, 颈垂, ...
Japanese:喉のたるみ, 垂れ皮, ...
Arabic:تَرَهُّل العُنُق, لَغَدٌ, ...
Hebrew:צַוָּאר רָפוּי, עֹר רָפוּי, ...
Russian:обвисшая кожа на горле, подвеска, ...
Ukrainian:обвисла шкіра, вим'я, ...
Hindi:गर्दन की झूलती त्वचा, लटकन, ...
Bengali:ডিউল্যাপ, গলদেশ, ...
Catalan:papada, plec de pell, ...
Czech:vole, lalok, ...
Danish:halslap, ...
Dutch:halskwab, ...
Greek:προγούλι, προγούλι ζώου, ...
Hungarian:toka, lebernyeg, ...
Khmer:ស្បែកយារកក្រោមចង្កា, ស្បែកយារក្រោមករបស់សត្វ, ...
Korean:늘어진 목살, 늘어진 피부, ...
Persian:پوست شل گلو, غبغب, ...
Polish:podgardle, ...
Portuguese (BR):papada, barbela, ...
Romanian:gușă, bărbie, ...
Swedish:hakpåse, hakskinn, ...
Thai:ผิวหนังหย่อนคล้อย, เหนียง, ...
Turkish:gıdı, gevşek deri, ...
Vietnamese:da cổ chảy xệ, yếm, ...

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