whitelip

English

adj
Definitions
  • Applied to various marine creatures whose shell or mouth has a white edge.

Etymology

Compound from English white (a white-skinned person, bright and colorless) + English lip (verbal impertinence, backtalk, fleshy protrusion around the opening of the mouth).

Origin

English

lip

Gloss

verbal impertinence, backtalk, fleshy protrusion around the opening of the mouth

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