Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of a pair of appendages, right and left, of the ligula, placed usually on each side of the gloss; whence the name.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) One of a pair of small appendages of the lingua or labium of certain insects. See
Illust. underhymenoptera .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology One of a pair of small
appendages of thelingua orlabium of certaininsects .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek beside + tongue.
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Examples
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Lateral lobe: of the labium in Odonata, corresponds to the paraglossa with palpiger and palpus (Gerstaecker) or, more probably, to the palpus alone (Butler).
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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Lacinia exteriores and interiores: in Apidae, the palpiger and paraglossa often used for the gales and lacinia of maxilla.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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