flap-eared

English

Etymology

From flap + eared.

Adjective

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

  1. Having ears that appear as though they could flap,
    1. (of people) Having large ears clearly distinct from the head.
    2. (of animals) Synonym of flop-eared, having large pendant ears.
      • 1970, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 164:
        “Thou flap-eared rabbit! I will not fail thee.”

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