Ligula

1. (n.) See Ligule.

2. (n.) The central process, or front edge, of the labium of insects. It sometimes serves as a tongue or proboscis, as in bees.

3. (n.) A tongue-shaped lobe of the parapodia of annelids. See Parapodium.

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