different between dewlap vs anole

English

Etymology

Dew, of unknown meaning and origin, + Old English læppa (“a loose hanging piece”)

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Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?du.læp/, /?dju.læp/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?dju?.læp/

Noun

dewlap (plural dewlaps)

1. The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal.
   • 1901 – 1902, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles

     Fire burst from its open mouth, its eyes glowed with a smouldering glare, its muzzle and hackles and dewlap were outlined in flickering flame.

2. The sagging flesh on the human throat of an old person.
   • 2017, Bernard MacLaverty, novel, 'Midwinter Break', Chapter 2, at p.36:

     He ended up looking at himself in the mirror. His image stared back at him. He was developing a dewlap - a definite dewlap. He waggled under his chin scornfully with his fingers.

Coordinate terms

• dewclaw - same first root element, "dew"

Translations

Anagrams

• pawled

English

Etymology

From a Cariban term.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??n??.li/
• (US) enPR: ?-n??l?, IPA^(key): /??no?.li/

Noun

anole (plural anoles)

1. Any of the Anolis genus of arboreal American lizards (such as the American chameleon) from the iguana family which feature a brightly colored dewlap and color-changing ability.

Translations

Anagrams

• Enola, Leano, Leona, NOAEL, alone