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clapper
 
Noun clapper has 3 senses
  1. clapper, applauder - someone who applauds
    --1 is a kind of laudator, lauder, extoller
    Derived forms: verb clap3, verb clap4
  2. tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper - a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
    --2 is a kind of organ; articulator
    --2 is a part of
     mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris; throat, pharynx
     --2 has parts: tastebud, taste bud, gustatory organ
  3. clapper, tongue - metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
    --3 is a kind of striker
    --3 is a part of bell
    Derived form: verb clap7
claonal clap clap on clap together clap up clapboard clapped clapped out clapper clapper valve clapperboard clapperclaw clappers clapping claps clapsed clapton

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