The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Kantharīden — (Spanische Fliegen, Cantharĭdes, Lyttae vesicatoriae Fabr.), 6–10 Linien langer, 2–3 Linien breiter Käfer (s.u. Pflasterkäfer), mit grünlich goldgelben Flügeldecken, von unangenehmem, eigenthümlichem, starkem Geruch; in Mittel u. Südeuropa, doch… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
lytta — /lit euh/, n., pl. lyttas, lyttae /lit ee/. a long, worm shaped cartilage in the tongue of the dog and other carnivorous animals. [1595 1605; < NL < Gk lýtta, Attic form of lýssa rage, rabies; so named because the cartilage was thought to be a… … Universalium
lytta — /ˈlɪtə/ (say lituh) noun (plural lyttas or lyttae /ˈlɪti/ (say litee)) a long, wormlike cartilage in the tongue of the dog and other carnivorous animals. {New Latin, from Greek, variant of lyssa rabies. See lyssophobia} …
lytta — [lit′ə] n. pl. lyttae [lit′ē] [ModL < L < Gr lytta, lyssa (lit., madness), thought to be a worm under a dog s tongue causing rabies] a band of cartilage lying along the underside of the tongue of dogs and certain other carnivores … English World dictionary
lytta — ˈlid.ə noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from lytta, lyssa madness, rabies more at lyssa 1. plural lyttae : a fibrous and cartilaginous rod lying within the longitudinal axis of the tongue in many carnivorous mammals (as the dog) … Useful english dictionary
