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Definition of "lappet" [lap•pet]

  • A decorative flap or loose fold on a garment or headdress. (noun)
  • A flaplike structure, such as the wattle of a bird or the lobe of the ear. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "lappet" in a sentence
  • "The mountains support a population of the lappet-faced vulture (Torgos tracheliotus), significant in the Middle East since the species is threatened and declining in the region; it is listed as vulnerable on the 2000 IUCN Red List."
  • "The poisoning of predators has disastrous effects for other species, and has caused a large decline in lappet-faced vultures."
  • "The lappet-faced vulture (Torgos tracheliotus), is considered vulnerable by BirdLife International (2000) and is found throughout the ecoregion."