flap-eared

adj — 2 senses

adj

Etymology From flap + eared.

› Having ears that appear as though they could flap,

Of people Having large ears clearly distinct from the head.

Of animals 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:

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