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    LAPPET

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillarsplay

    Synonyms:

    lappet; lappet moth

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    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 headdressplay

    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 lizardsplay

    Synonyms:

    lappet; wattle

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    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)

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