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(lg"l), n.; pl. L. Ligul (-l), E. Ligulas (-lz). [L., a little tongue. See Ligule.] 1. (Bot.) See Ligule. 2. (Zol.) (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. スポンサード リンク
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