dewlap

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The largest visual distinction is the male's dewlap, like other anole species, except in this case the dewlap is bright white, making the blue contrast ever more dramatic.

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  1. noun A fold of loose skin hanging from the neck of certain animals.
  2. noun A pendulous part similar to this, such as the wattle of a bird.
  3. noun A fold of loose skin hanging from the neck of a person.

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  • Faults: Folds, dewlap, skin stretched too tightly.
  • The largest visual distinction is the male's dewlap, like other anole species, except in this case the dewlap is bright white, making the blue contrast ever more dramatic. —  Mongabay.com News
  • Not once could I see its throat to determine if it had a noticeable dewlap (the red or pink fan males show in courtship and territorial displays). —  xenogere
  • (12 / 27 / 2005) The anole lizard's dewlap -- a flap of skin that hangs beneath its chin -- plays an important role in species recognition, territorial defense and courtship. —  Mongabay.com News
  • A wattle, dewlap or caruncle is something fleshy that seems to grow out of from an animal or even a plant. —  A Daily Dose of Zen Sarcasm!
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  1. Middle English dewlappe : dew, of unknown meaning (akin to Danish and Norwegian dog-, in Danish doglæb and Norwegian doglæp, dewlap) + lappe, fold; see lap2.

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  1. from Middle English dewlap, dewlappe (= Danish doglæp); from dew + lap (= Danish læp), a loose hanging piece. Otherwise explained, fancifully, as the part which laps or licks the dew in grazing: see lap.
 

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