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Antonyms for labium

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ley-bee-uh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈleɪ bi əm

Definition of labium

Origin :
  • 1590s, plural labia, from Latin labium "lip" (see lip (n.)).
  • As in lip : noun edge, brink
Example sentences :
  • But the structure of the tongue itself (labium, l) is most curious.
  • Extract from : « Our Common Insects » by Alpheus Spring Packard
  • The labium is as long as it is in Drassus, but contracted at the base.
  • Extract from : « The Common Spiders of the United States » by James Henry Emerton
  • The labium is short and the maxillæ straight, as in Anyphæna.
  • Extract from : « The Common Spiders of the United States » by James Henry Emerton
  • The labium is narrowed at the end and a little longer than wide (fig. 26).
  • Extract from : « The Common Spiders of the United States » by James Henry Emerton
  • The labium is long and narrow, and forked at the end (fig. 72).
  • Extract from : « The Common Spiders of the United States » by James Henry Emerton
  • The labium is a single organ which projects beneath the aperture of the mouth.
  • Extract from : « The Flea » by Harold Russell
  • In the male the labium is emarginate, in the female it is intire.
  • Extract from : « An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) » by William Kirby
  • The lower joint of the Labium, where it is jointed; in other cases its base.
  • Extract from : « An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) » by William Kirby
  • When it emerges from the labium, is long and tubular, and capable of inflation.
  • Extract from : « An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4) » by William Kirby
  • The labium (fig. 12) is furnished with two palpi, which are 3-jointed.
  • Extract from : « An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope » by John William Griffith

Synonyms for labium

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