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Ligula   Listen
noun
Ligula, Ligulae  n.  (pl. L. ligulae, E. ligulas)  
1.
(Bot.) See Ligule.
2.
(Zool.)
(a)
The central process, or front edge, of the labium of insects. It sometimes serves as a tongue or proboscis, as in bees.
(b)
A tongue-shaped lobe of the parapodia of annelids. See Parapodium.






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