labium

[ ley-bee-uhm ]

/ ˈleɪ bi əm /

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noun, plural la·bi·a

[ley-bee-uh]. /ˈleɪ bi ə/.

a lip or liplike part.

Anatomy.

a lip or lip-shaped structure or part.
any of the folds of skin bordering the vulva.

Botany. the lower lip of a bilabiate corolla.

Entomology. the posterior, unpaired member of the mouthparts of an insect, formed by the united second maxillae.

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Origin of labium

1590–1600; <Latin: lip, akin to lambere to lick, lap³. See labrum¹, lip

OTHER WORDS FROM labium

pseu·do·la·bi·um, noun, plural pseu·do·la·bi·a.

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labiodental, labiogression, labionasal, labiovelar, labiovelarize, labium, lablab, labneh, La Bohème, labor, Labor and Socialist International

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How to use labium in a sentence

Labium obcordatum basi corneum angustius apice membranaceum medio emarginatum ciliatum lobo utrinque rotundato.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
In many Hymenoptera it emerges from the Labium, and is fitted to collect liquids and pass them downwards.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby
In a considerable proportion of insects it seems connate with the Labium, and forming its inner surface?
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby
The jointed sheath of the Promuscis, representing the Labium in a perfect mouth.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby

The labium (fig. 12) is furnished with two palpi, which are 3-jointed.
An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope|John William Griffith

British Dictionary definitions for labium

labium

/ (ˈleɪbɪəm) /

noun plural -bia (-bɪə)

a lip or liplike structure

any one of the four lip-shaped folds of the female vulvaSee labia majora, labia minora

the fused pair of appendages forming the lower lip of insects

the lower lip of the corolla of labiate flowers

Word Origin for labium

C16: New Latin, from Latin: lip

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Scientific definitions for labium

labium

[ lā′bē-əm ]

Plural labia

Either of two pairs of folds of tissue that make up part of the external genitalia of female mammals.

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