lappet (redirected from lappet moths)

lap·pet  (lpt)

n.

1. A decorative flap or loose fold on a garment or headdress.

2. A flaplike structure, such as the wattle of a bird or the lobe of the ear.

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lappet [ˈlæpɪt]

n

1. (Clothing & Fashion) a small hanging flap or piece of lace, etc., such as one dangling from a headdress

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology a lobelike hanging structure, such as the wattle on a bird's head

[from lap¹ + -et]

lappeted  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lappet - a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards wattle caruncle, caruncula - an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds
	2.	lappet - a small lap on a garment or headdress overlap, lap - a flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches"
	3.	lappet - medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars lappet moth lasiocampid, lasiocampid moth - medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae