flap-eared

adjective

Having large ears clearly distinct from the head.

Similar
flop-earedhaving large pendant ears
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Meanings

adjectiveflap-eared (comparative more flap-eared, superlative most flap-eared)

comparative more flap-eared · superlative most flap-eared

  1. Having ears that appear as though they could flap,
    1. Having large ears clearly distinct from the head.
    2. Synonym of flop-eared, having large pendant ears.

      “Thou flap-eared rabbit! I will not fail thee.”

      1970, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 164

      Synonyms: flop-eared, having large pendant ears

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of flop-eared, having large pendant ears.

Similar
flop-earedhaving large pendant ears
Also see
flop-earedlop-eared

Origin

From flap + eared.

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Translations

Irish cluasach
  • cluasachhaving protuberant ears
Latin flaccus, plautus
  • flaccushaving protuberant ears
  • plautushaving protuberant ears
Cite this entry
APA

flap-eared. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flap-eared

MLA

“flap-eared.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flap-eared. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flap-eared,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flap-eared.

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