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  1. 1. n. See Ligule. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The central process, or front edge, of the labium of insects. It sometimes serves as a tongue or proboscis, as in bees. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A tongue-shaped lobe of the parapodia of annelids. See Parapodium. Source: opted
  4. 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. Source: webster
  5. 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. Source: ecdict

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