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Explore Dewlap through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like skin or cutis. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Dewlap in a sentence

Dewlap meaning

  1. The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal.
  2. The sagging flesh on the throat of an elderly human.

Synonyms of Dewlap

skin tegument cutis

Related words

Other words often associated with Dewlap or its synonyms:

surface strip living pelt rind life hide aliveness peel animation

Using Dewlap

  • The main meaning on this page is: The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal. | The sagging flesh on the throat of an elderly human.
  • Useful related words include: skin, tegument, cutis.
  • In the example corpus, dewlap often appears in combinations such as: dewlap and.

Context around Dewlap

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

bordered 1× large 1×

Sentence patterns with Dewlap

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a large dewlap and sometimes 1× lacked a dewlap and resembled 1× yellow bordered dewlap it both 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a brown male 1× the hybrid foals 1× zebu are characterised 1×

Common sentence endings:

and challenges males 1× sometimes drooping ears 1× their hindquarters pattern 1×

Words around Dewlap

Just before it in the word index:

dewji 2 dewitte 5 dewitt 79 dewit 8 dewise 2 dewinter 2

Just after it in the word index:

dewoitine 2 dewolf 12 dewolfe 10 deworitshe 2 dewormed 3 dewormer 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Dewlap

  • In this selection, "dewlap" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, bordered and large stand out and add context to how "dewlap" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a large dewlap and sometimes and lacked a dewlap and resembled. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dewlap" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dewlap

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Zebu are characterised by a fatty hump on their shoulders, a large dewlap and sometimes drooping ears. (17 words)

The hybrid foals lacked a dewlap and resembled the plains zebra apart from their larger ears and their hindquarters pattern. (20 words)

A brown male grows a crest, called a “roach”, with which, along with its reddish-orange, yellow-bordered dewlap, it both impresses females and challenges males. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

A brown male grows a crest, called a “roach”, with which, along with its reddish-orange, yellow-bordered dewlap, it both impresses females and challenges males. (26 words)

The hybrid foals lacked a dewlap and resembled the plains zebra apart from their larger ears and their hindquarters pattern. (20 words)

Zebu are characterised by a fatty hump on their shoulders, a large dewlap and sometimes drooping ears. (17 words)

Example sentences (3)

A brown male grows a crest, called a “roach”, with which, along with its reddish-orange, yellow-bordered dewlap, it both impresses females and challenges males.

The hybrid foals lacked a dewlap and resembled the plains zebra apart from their larger ears and their hindquarters pattern.

Zebu are characterised by a fatty hump on their shoulders, a large dewlap and sometimes drooping ears.

Common combinations with dewlap

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dewlap" in a sentence?
An example: "A brown male grows a crest, called a “roach”, with which, along with its reddish-orange, yellow-bordered dewlap, it both impresses females and challenges males." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "dewlap" from authentic English texts.
What does "dewlap" mean?
Dewlap means: The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal.
What are synonyms of "dewlap"?
Common synonyms of "dewlap" include: skin, tegument, cutis.
How many example sentences with "dewlap" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "dewlap", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.