labium

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The outer row of teeth of the lower labium is sometimes a little shorter or longer than the figure shows, but the average is about as indicated.

From The Tadpoles of Bufo cognatus Say by Smith, Hobart M.

Elinguata: without a tongue: forms in which the maxillae are connate with the labium: see synista.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

As the inguinal hernia increases in size it passes into the scrotum in the male, into the labium in the female; while the femoral hernia gradually pushes upwards to the abdomen.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various

Figure 116 represents the mouth parts of the same insect a little farther advanced, with the jaws and labium elongated and closely folded together.

From Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)

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 Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)