Labium

Labium
Labium La"bi*um, n.; pl. L. {Labia}, E. {Labiums}. [L.] 1. A lip, or liplike organ. [1913 Webster]

2. The lip of an organ pipe. [1913 Webster]

3. pl. (Anat.) The folds of integument at the opening of the vulva. [1913 Webster]

4. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The organ of insects which covers the mouth beneath, and serves as an under lip. It consists of the second pair of maxill[ae], usually closely united in the middle line, but bearing a pair of palpi in most insects. It often consists of a thin anterior part (ligula or palpiger) and a firmer posterior plate (mentum). (b) Inner margin of the aperture of a shell. [1913 Webster]


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  • labium — [ labjɔm ] n. m. • 1946; mot lat. « lèvre » ♦ Didact. Pièce inférieure de l appareil buccal des insectes (⇒ labre). ● labium nom masculin (latin labium, lèvre) Pièce impaire inférieure de l appareil buccal des insectes, souvent munie de palpes… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • labium — LÁBIUM s.n. Buza inferioară a insectelor şi a unor miriapode. [pr.: bi um. – var. lábiu s.n.] – Din fr. labium. Trimis de LauraGellner, 16.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  LÁBIUM s. (anat.) buză inferioară. (labium la insecte.) Trimis de siveco,… …   Dicționar Român

  • Labium — is the Latin word for lip. In English, it may refer to: *Labium (genitalia), a part of the female external genitalia (singular of labia in human anatomy) *Labium (insect), a |mouthpart of insects (the lower lip ) *Labium (genus), a genus of wasps …   Wikipedia

  • Labĭum — (lat.), 1) Lippe; L. superius, L. inferius, Ober u. Unterlippe; L. externum, L. internum, s.u. Gesichtsknochen H) a) dd); Labium leporīnum, Hasenscharte; 2) schmale Ritze bei Orgelpfeifen u. einigen Blasinstrumenten (wie der Flûte à bec, Fûte… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • labium — (n.) 1590s, plural labia, from L. labium lip (see LIP (Cf. lip) (n.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Labĭum — Labĭum, die Lippe; L. leporinum, Hasenscharte …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Labium — ⇒ Mundwerkzeuge …   Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie

  • LABIUM — iude Labra …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • labium — ► NOUN (pl. labia) 1) (labia) Anatomy the inner and outer folds of the vulva. 2) a fused mouthpart forming the floor of the mouth of an insect. ORIGIN Latin, lip …   English terms dictionary

  • labium — [lā′bē əm] n. pl. labia [lā′bēə] [L, LIP] a lip or liplike organ; esp., a) the lower, liplike part of the corolla of certain flowers b) the lower lip of an insect, formed by the fusion of the second maxillae …   English World dictionary

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