Labium

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labium
n. lip or part that resembles a lip (Anatomy)

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Labium
Labium is the Latin word for lip. In English, it may refer to:
  • Labia, a part of the female external genitalia
  • Labium (botany), a modified petal in certain monocot flowers, which attracts insects for pollination
  • Labium (arthropod mouthpart), a mouthpart of arthropods (the lower "lip")
  • Labium (wasp), a genus of wasps in the family Ichneumonidae
  • Labium (wind instrument), a part of wind instruments such as the recorder, see fipple

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labium

Noun
1. any of the four lip-shaped folds of the female vulva
(hypernym) lip
(hyponym) labia majora
(part-holonym) vulva


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labium
nm. labium, lip or part that resembles a lip (Anatomy)

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Labium
(n.)
The organ of insects which covers the mouth beneath, and serves as an under lip. It consists of the second pair of maxillae, usually closely united in the middle line, but bearing a pair of palpi in most insects. It often consists of a thin anterior part (ligula or palpiger) and a firmer posterior plate (mentum).
  
 
(n.)
The lip of an organ pipe.
  
 
(n.)
The folds of integument at the opening of the vulva.
  
 
(n.)
Inner margin of the aperture of a shell.
  
 
(n.)
A lip, or liplike organ.
  

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