At the tip of the labium are the labellæ, two little lobes which serve to guide the piercing organs. From Wordnik.com. [Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases] Reference
The labium, which is the largest and most conspicuous, is apparently cylindrical but is grooved above throughout its length. From Wordnik.com. [Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases] Reference
(mandibles), and two pairs of maxillæ, the second and basal pair being united at their base to form the so-called labium, or under lip. From Wordnik.com. [Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses] Reference
Hypodactyle: the so-called labium of Hemiptera. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Labial: referring, pertaining or belonging to the labium. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Coleoptera in which the labium extends beyond the mentum. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Hypoglottis: a sclerite inserted between rectum and labium in many. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Diptera: a prolongation of the labium covering the base of rostrum in. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
In one fluid motion, her maxilla gathered in the severed head and guided it into her labium. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2009 » February : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
Lying in this groove along the upper side of the labium are six very fine, sharp-pointed needles. From Wordnik.com. [Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases] Reference
Endolabium: the inner or mouth surface of the labium: the hypopharynx when that is well developed. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Elinguata: without a tongue: forms in which the maxillae are connate with the labium: see synista. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Odona: toothed: applied to Odonata by Fabricius because of the long teeth on the maxilla and labium. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Mouth-parts: a collective name including labrum, mandibles, maxillae, labium and appendages = trophi. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Mask: in the nymphs of Odonata, the modified labium which, when at rest, conceals the other mouth parts. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
The piercing proboscis consists of three long needle-like organs, the epipharynx and mandibles, and a lower lip or labium. From Wordnik.com. [Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases] Reference
When the hernia escapes through the external abdominal ring of the female groin, it is found to lodge in the labium pudendi. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Palpus: a mouth feeler: tactile, usually jointed structures borne by the maxillae (maxillary palpi) and labium (labial palpi). From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Hypopharynx: a sensitive and sensory structure on the upper surface of labium that serves as an organ of taste, or true tongue. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Ligula: the central sclerite of the labium, borne upon the mentum, usually single, sometimes paired: often used as synonymous with. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
The larvae of odonates are easily distinguished from those of other aquatic larvae by their long, hinged labium that is used to seize prey. From Wordnik.com. [Insecta (Aquatic)] Reference
But the structure of the tongue itself (labium, l) is most curious. From Wordnik.com. [Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses] Reference
The labium in Japyx is four-lobed and bears a small two-jointed palpus. From Wordnik.com. [Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses] Reference
By stretching, it is stated, a labium can be doubled in its dimensions. From Wordnik.com. [Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 Erotic Symbolism; The Mechanism of Detumescence; The Psychic State in Pregnancy] Reference
Cor. labium fuperius divaricatum: Jlami '. nibus afcendentibus perviutn. From Wordnik.com. [Flora Cochinchinensis : sistens plantas in regno Cochinchina nascentes : quibus accedunt aliae observatae in Sinensi imperio, Africa orientali, Indiaeque locis variis : omnes dispositae secundum systema sexuale Linnaeanum] Reference
The prementum and labial palps make the labium which supports the stylet. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
The lip (labium, from labor (?)) laps or lapses from the sides of the cavernous mouth. From Wordnik.com. [Walden, or Life in the woods] Reference
The lip -- labium, from labor (?) -- laps or lapses from the sides of the cavernous mouth. From Wordnik.com. [Walden] Reference
Hartung mentions a woman of thirty who while suckling had a mamma on the left labium majus. From Wordnik.com. [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference
The lip — labium, from labor (?) — laps or lapses from the sides of the cavernous mouth. From Wordnik.com. [Walden~ Chapter 17 (historical)] Reference
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