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Lappet - Wikipedia
A lappet is a decorative flap, fold or hanging part of a headdress or garment. Worn in a pair, or as a singular long strip giving a symmetrical drape. en.wikipedia.org
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Lappet | Butterfly Conservation
This species is easily identified by the protruding snout and unusual resting wing posture where the hind wings protruding in front of the forewings. butterfly-conservation.org
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LAPPET Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. a fold or flap on a garment or headdress 2. a flat overlapping or hanging piece Word History First Known Use 1573, in the meaning defined at sense 1. www.merriam-webster.com
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lappet
▪ I. lappet, n. (ˈlæpɪt) Also 7–8 lappit. [f. lap n.1 + -et1.] 1. a. A loose or overlapping part of a garment, forming a flap or fold.1573 Twyne æneid xi. Kk j b, The yelowish silken weed,..Whose lappets ratling large in knot of costly gold were tyde. 1676 Grew Anat. Flowers i. §3 (1682) 164 Or as T... Oxford English Dictionary
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LAPPET definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
1. a small lap, flap, or loosely hanging part, esp. of a garment or headdress. 2. a projecting, lobelike structure in certain invertebrate animals. www.collinsdictionary.com
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lappet, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
The earliest known use of the noun lappet is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for lappet is from 1573, in a translation by Thomas Twyne, ... www.oed.com
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Lappet | Moth, Caterpillar & Larva - Britannica
Lappet, any member of the insect genus Tolype of the Lasiocampidae family of moths (order Lepidoptera). The genus includes the eggars, named for their egg- ... www.britannica.com
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LAPPET Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
a small lap, flap, or loosely hanging part, especially of a garment or headdress. a projecting, lobelike structure in certain invertebrate animals. www.dictionary.com
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Lappet - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards. www.vocabulary.com
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Tent Caterpillar And Lappet Moths
Tent caterpillar moths and lappet moths are medium-sized, with thick, long scales that make them look furry. mdc.mo.gov
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Lappet-faced Vulture - eBird
A massive vulture with a bullish, naked, square head, a bulky bluish-yellow beak, and wrinkled loose skin (lappets) on the face. Adults have a brown-and-white streaked chest and puffy white leggings, while immatures are all-brown. In flight, the very broad wings, white leggings, and small white lines at the front of the wing are diagnostic. Rare and declining but widespread in open country ...
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Lappet-faced Vulture - Zoo Atlanta
Physical Features and Characteristics: Lappet-faced vultures have some downy hair on their heads, distinguishing them from many vulture species which have bald, featherless, heads. Vultures allow their metabolism, and thus their body temperature, to drop at night while sleeping. This reduces calories burned to keep body temperatures up when the ...
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Lappet-faced Vulture | The Peregrine Fund
The Lappet-faced Vulture is thought to be the most powerful vulture in Africa. The Lappet-faced Vulture can eat up to 1,450 g (51 oz) of food in one meal. Though largely a scavenging bird, this large vulture also hunts some prey including small mammals, reptiles, fish, and even birds - including baby flamingos.
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Lappet-faced Vulture Bird Facts | Torgos tracheliotos - A-Z Animals
Mar 22, 2022Fun Fact. Lappet-faced vultures are tidy and wash their heads in a body of water after they've eaten. Biggest Threat. Poisoning by humans, loss of prey due to habitat disruption. Most Distinctive Feature. The "lappets" on its head that give the bird its name. Other Name (s) Nubian vulture, African eared vulture. Wingspan.
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Lappet-faced vulture - Wikipedia
The lappet-faced vulture or Nubian vulture (Torgos tracheliotos) is an Old World vulture belonging to the bird order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks.It is the only member of the genus Torgos.It is not closely related to the superficially similar New World vultures, and does not share the good sense of smell of some members of that family of birds.
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