lappet

/ˈlæpət/

Other forms: lappets

Definitions of lappet

1. noun

   a small lap on a garment or headdress
   type of:

   lap, overlap

   a flap that lies over another part
2. noun

   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: wattle

   type 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
3. noun

   medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars
   synonyms: lappet moth

   type of:

   lasiocampid, lasiocampid moth

   medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae