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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
labium \la"bium\, n.; pl. l. labia, e. labiums. l.
1. a lip, or liplike organ.
1913 webster
2. the lip of an organ pipe.
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3. pl. anat. the folds of integument at the opening of the
vulva.
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4. zool.
a 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.
b inner margin of the aperture of a shell.
1913 webster
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labia labiums
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