dewlap

dewlap

1. a loose fold of skin hanging from beneath the throat in cattle, dogs, etc.

2. loose skin on an elderly person's throat

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dewlap

[′dü‚lap]

(anatomy)

A fleshy or fatty fold of skin on the throat of some humans.

(botany)

One of a pair of hinges at the joint of a sugarcane leaf blade.

(vertebrate zoology)

A fold of skin hanging from the neck of some reptiles and bovines.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.