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flop-eared

flop-eared adjective: having ears that flop, having long ears which hang down loosely.

flop-eared: having ears that flop, having long ears which hang down loosely
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Adjective

flop-eared (comparative more flop-eared, superlative most flop-eared)

  1. Having ears that flop, having long ears which hang down loosely.
    • A buckboard with a patient flop-eared bay between shafts stood in front of ROOMS & EATS.1963, Jack Schaefer, Monte Walsh, page 152
    Synonyms:
    floppy eared, lop-eared, flap-eared

Synonyms of flop-eared

Forms of flop-eared

comparativemore flop-eared
superlativemost flop-eared

Origin of flop-eared

From flop + eared.

Questions about flop-eared

What does flop-eared mean?
Flop-eared means having ears that flop, having long ears which hang down loosely.
What part of speech is flop-eared?
Flop-eared is an adjective.

Words near flop-eared in the dictionary

  1. flop style
  2. flop sweat
  3. flop sweats
  4. flop tube
  5. flop tubes
  6. flop-eared
  7. flop-house
  8. flop-houses
  9. flopdock
  10. flopdom
  11. floperoo

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