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LAPPET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars
Synonyms:
lappet; lappet moth
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lappet" is a kind of...):
lasiocampid; lasiocampid moth (medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A small lap on a garment or headdress
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("lappet" is a kind of...):
lap; overlap (a flap that lies over another part)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
Synonyms:
lappet; wattle
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lappet" is a kind of...):
caruncle; caruncula (an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds)
