dewlap
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A dewlap is a fold or flap of skin found on the neck of certain animals. This can refer to the loose skin hanging under the neck of breeds of dogs and cattle. In some lizards, like anoles, the dewlap is a flap of skin on the throat that is often brightly colored and can be extended. The term can also describe loose flesh on a human throat. The word "dewlapped" is an adjective used to describe something that has a dewlap.12
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- kouprey
…and have a very large dewlap (present, though smaller, in the other two). However, the kouprey’s dorsal hump is less developed, and the tail is longer. Cows and young are a different colour from females of the banteng and gaur, being gray with a darker underside and darker forelegs. Kouprey…
Read More…and have a very large dewlap (present, though smaller, in the other two). However, the kouprey’s dorsal hump is less developed, and the tail is longer. Cows and young are a different colour from females of the banteng and gaur, being gray with a darker underside and darker forelegs. Kouprey…
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moose…pendulous muzzle, and dangling hairy dewlap (called a bell) and the immense, wide, flat antlers of old bulls. The name moose is common in North America; it is derived from the word moosh (“stripper and eater of bark”) in the Algonquian language of the Innu people of Quebec, Canada. In…
Read More…pendulous muzzle, and dangling hairy dewlap (called a bell) and the immense, wide, flat antlers of old bulls. The name moose is common in North America; it is derived from the word moosh (“stripper and eater of bark”) in the Algonquian language of the Innu people of Quebec, Canada. In…
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