[ 'lapɪt ]
■ noun
1》 a fold or hanging piece of flesh in some animals.
2》 a loose or overlapping part of a garment.
3》 (also ~ moth ) a brownish moth, the caterpillars of which have fleshy ~s along each side of the body. [ Gastropacha quercifilia and other species.]
Derivatives
~ed adjective
Origin
ME (denoting a lobe of the ear, liver, etc.): dimin. of lap 1 .