Definition of Ligula. Meaning of Ligula. Synonyms of Ligula

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Definition of Ligula

Ligula
Ligula Lig"u*la (l[i^]g"[-u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. L. Ligul[ae] (-l[=e]), E. Ligulas (-l[.a]z). [L., a little tongue. See Ligule.] 1. (Bot.) See Ligule. 2. (Zo["o]l.) (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 lobe of the parapodia of annelids. See Parapodium.

Meaning of Ligula from wikipedia

- Ligula intestinalis is a tapeworm of fish, fish-eating birds and copepods, with species from each group featuring in its complex life cycle. Ligula intestinalis...
- In the brain, the taenia of the fourth ventricle (lingula, tenia of fourth ventricle) are two narrow bands of white matter, one on either side, which complete...
- Graphicom****a ligula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. The s**** size varies between...
- Ursicinus" Three spoons (ligula or cignus) 1994,0408.84–85 AVRVRSICINVS Aur[elius] Ursicinus "Aurelius Ursicinus" Two spoons (ligula or cignus) 1994,0408...
- Elachista ligula is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elachista ligula. Wikispecies has...
- Conistra ligula, the dark chestnut, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1791 and it...
- Clavariadelphus ligula, commonly known as the strap coral, is a species of fungus in the family Gomphaceae. It produces club-shaped fruit bodies with spongy...
- section, and furthest anterior. The prementum bears a structure called the ligula; this consists of an inner pair of lobes called glossae and a lateral pair...
- Josia ligula is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in South America, on the lowlands of the Amazon basin, the Guiana shield, and the Atlantic...
- longitudinal ligula. This distinguishes A. vulgaris from Arion ater s.l., in which the oviduct is thinner and the atrium is larger and contains the ligula. Arion...