labium
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Labellum -a: the sensitive ridged tip of the mouth structures of certain Diptera: a prolongation of the labium covering the base of rostrum in Coleoptera and Hemiptera.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Thus massed into a single awl-like beak, the mosquito, without any apparent effort, thrusts them all except the labium into the flesh.
From Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses by A. S. (Alpheus Spring) Packard
Elinguata: without a tongue: forms in which the maxillae are connate with the labium: see synista.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
A, Sucking mouth of a Butterfly: p, proboscis; l, labium; l1, labial palps; m, mandibles.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various
The labium in Japyx is four-lobed and bears a small two-jointed palpus.
From Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses by A. S. (Alpheus Spring) Packard
Last month, leading Dutch dictionary Dikke van Dale said it would include a new term for the labia, "vulvalippen" - in its upcoming online addition - alongside the traditional term "schaamlippen".
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The round ligament attaches to the uterus near the uterine tubes, and extends to the labia majora.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The growths, called vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia, or VIN, form on the external parts of the genital area, or vulva, including the labia and clitoris.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2011
They are associated usually with oedematous swelling of the labia.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
In the female, the cauliflower-like masses are dissected from the labia; in the male, the prepuce is removed and the warts on the glans are snipped off with scissors.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
