lappet

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lappet (noun; Anglo-Saxon laeppa, a loose hanging part): 1. A fold, small flap, lobe or loose hanging portion.

2. (Arthropoda: Crustacea) In Mysidacea, a ventrally projecting subdivision of the pleura.

3. (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) A flaplike projection on the bell margin.

4. (Echinodermata: Crinoidea) A movable plate on the margin of an ambulacral groove.

5. (Echiura) In Bonellidae, the shortened arms of the proboscis.

6. (Platyhelminthes: Turbellaria) In Tricladida, earlike process on the head.