labium
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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
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
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
Endolabium: the inner or mouth surface of the labium: the hypopharynx when that is well developed.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Odona: toothed: applied to Odonata by Fabricius because of the long teeth on the maxilla and labium.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
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
Great tension of the lids demands free incisions in the long diameter of either, and the same surgical procedures are often demanded in erysipelas of the scrotum or of the labia in the female.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
I tell thee again, with Domine, labia aperies, If now to hear it be thine ease.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 by William Carew Hazlitt
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