(n.) In any animal, esp. of the Herbivora, a rudimentary claw or small hoof not reaching the ground.
Example Sentences:
(1) Lesions first appeared on the coronary band and then on the dewclaw, tongue, snout, lips, and bulbs of the heels.
Dewlap
Definition:
(n.) The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, which laps or licks the dew in grazing.
(n.) The flesh upon the human throat, especially when with age.
Example Sentences:
(1) The tail butt, esutcheon, belly, dewlap and to a lesser degree neck and ear were all very suitable sites on which to find cattle ticks.
(2) Dewlap extension is effected by movements of elements of the hyoid apparatus.
(3) All the birds fed zearalenone frequently showed strutting behavior, displayed an increased size and coloration of caruncles and dewlaps, and had swollen vent tissue.
(4) Beside the boluses for the forestomach of ruminants there are the hollow bridle for horses, the ear swabs (for resorptive application), the ocular (ocusert), nasal, and vaginal forms (for resorptive therapeutic use), the skin transmembrane therapeutic systems (TTS), the pourable (pour-on and spot-on) forms, 'autodas' osmotic mini-pumps, the depot-forms, the implants, the aerosol (inhalational) forms, the 'ear rings' (ear tags) as well as the dewlaps, the rings (for tails, limbs, and ears) and the medicated feeds and liquids, and the intramammary, intrauterine, and other therapeutic forms.
(5) Hide mapping of O. gutturosa revealed skin concentrations of mff dorsally at the withers area and also ventrally at the dewlap, brisket and upper forelegs.
(6) A dewlap is a hanging fold of skin under the throat of oxen and dogs.
(7) Adults feed only on hosts of medium to large size and attach on ventral parts of the body, especially the groin, perineum, axillae and the dewlap of cattle.
(8) When necessary the vaccine can be used successfully in a dose of 3-6 cm3, subcutaneously, in the region of the dewlap.
(9) Lizards, particularly those in the genus Anolis, extend their dewlaps during interactions with conspecifics, other lizards, and potential predators.
(10) During dewlap extension, the hyoid apparatus acts as a first order lever.
(11) Dewlap extension is a characteristic component of inter- and intraspecific displays of Anolis lizards.
(12) Dewlap extension is accomplished by the contraction of ceratohyoid muscles associated with the hyoid apparatus.
(13) A mechanism for dewlap extension is proposed based on results of morphological and experimental techniques.
(14) To investigate the effect of anabolic treatment on the hormone levels in plasma and excreta, male veal calves were injected, subcutaneously into the dewlap, with a solution containing 20 mg of E2-17 beta benzoate and 200 mg of T propionate in 5 ml of arachis oil.
(15) The majority of sites yielding defensive display responses were found in the hypothalamus, while dewlap display was more readily and widely elicited.
(16) Specializations of the hyoid skeleton for dewlap extension include elongated second ceratobranchials and highly movable joints between the ceratohyals and the hypohyals and between the first ceratobranchials and the body of the hyoid.
(17) This paper describes the anatomy of the hyoid and associated musculature in Anolis equestris, a large arboreal lizard with a prominent dewlap.
(18) This movement results in the second ceratobranchials swinging forward and down, unfolding the dewlap.
(19) The dewlap is an extendible flap of skin ordinarily folded under the throat.
(20) These modifications include dewlaps, variations of the comb, ear lobes, and wattles, size and form variations of the beak, exuberances of the cere and orbital skin, spur defects, loss of the uropygial gland, and crop dilatations.