Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In entomology, a lateral appendage of the labium of some insects, situated between the mentum and the ligula, and bearing the labial palpus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) That portion of the labium which bears the palpi in insects.
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- noun zoology The portion of the
labium that bears thepalpi ininsects .
Etymologies
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See palpigerous.
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Examples
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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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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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