small lappet

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• Small Lappet Moth — Taxobox name = Small Lappet Moth status = VU | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera familia = Lasiocampidae genus = Phyllodesma species = P. ilicifolia binomial = Phyllodesma… …   Wikipedia

• Lappet — Lap pet, n. [Dim. of lap a fold.] A small decorative fold or flap, esp. of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress. Swift. [1913 Webster] {Lappet moth} (Zo[ o]l.), one of several species of bombycid moths, which have stout, hairy caterpillars,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Lappet moth — Lappet Lap pet, n. [Dim. of lap a fold.] A small decorative fold or flap, esp. of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress. Swift. [1913 Webster] {Lappet moth} (Zo[ o]l.), one of several species of bombycid moths, which have stout, hairy… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lappet — a small flap, 1570s; earlier lobe of a body part (early 15c.), from M.E. lappe lap (see LAP (Cf. lap) (n.)) + et, dim. suffix …   Etymology dictionary

• Lappet — Small pieces of a suit of armour which flap or overlap, somewhat like fish scales, thus giving flexibility with protection …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

• lappet moth — noun medium sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars • Syn: ↑lappet • Hypernyms: ↑lasiocampid, ↑lasiocampid moth * * * noun Etymology: so called from the small lobes at the sides of the body of the larva : any of several stout bodied… …   Useful english dictionary

• lappet — lappeted, adj. /lap it/, n. 1. a small lap, flap, or loosely hanging part, esp. of a garment or headdress. See illus. under miter. 2. a projecting, lobelike structure in certain invertebrate animals. 3. Ornith. a wattle or other fleshy process on …   Universalium

• lappet — a small fleshy lobe, e.g. on the upper lip of the blenniid Cirripectus; a flat tab of skin on the head of Avocettinops …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• lappet — n. [A.S. laeppa, a loose hanging part] 1. A fold, small flap, lobe or loose hanging portion. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) In Mysidacea, a ventrally projecting subdivision of the pleura. 3. (CNIDARIA: Scyphozoa) A flaplike projection on the bell… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• lappet — noun A small decorative fold or flap, especially of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress …   Wiktionary

• lappet — lap·pet || læpɪt n. small fold or flap; type of fabric; wattle, droopy flap of skin on a chicken s head …   English contemporary dictionary