lappet

Definitions


[ˈlapɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a fold or hanging piece of flesh in some animals

- a brownish moth, the hairy caterpillars of which have fleshy lappets along each side of the body


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a lobe of the ear, liver, etc.): diminutive of lap




definition by Oxford Dictionaries