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noun Ligula, Ligulae n. (pl. L. ligulae, E. ligulas) 2.(Zool.) (a)The central process, or front edge, of the labium of insects. It sometimes serves as a tongue or proboscis, as in bees. (b)A tongue-shaped lobe of the parapodia of annelids. See Parapodium.
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