Labia

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Labia \La"bi*a\, n. pl.
     See {Labium}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Labium \La"bi*um\, n.; pl. L. {Labia}, E. {Labiums}. [L.]
     1. A lip, or liplike organ.
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     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 maxill[ae], 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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  labium
       n : any of the four lip-shaped folds of the female vulva
       [also: {labia} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  labia
       See {labium}