Thesaurus: ligula

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1. n. See Ligule.
2. n. The central process, or front edge, of the labium of insects. It sometimes serves as a tongue or proboscis, as in bees.
3. n. A tongue-shaped lobe of the parapodia of annelids. See Parapodium.
4. 1. (Bot.) See Ligule. 2. (Zoöl.) (a) The central process, or front edge, of the labium of insects. It sometimes serves as a tongue or proboscis, as in bees. [See Illust. under Labium, and Hymenoptera.] (b) A tongue-shaped">tongue-shaped lobe of the parapodia of annelids. See Parapodium.
5. n. See Ligule. n. The central process, or front edge, of the labium of insects. It sometimes serves as a tongue or proboscis, as in bees. n. A tongue-shaped">tongue-shaped lobe of the parapodia of annelids. See Parapodium.