Definitions for "Ligula"
The central process, or front edge, of the labium of insects. It sometimes serves as a tongue or proboscis, as in bees.
A tongue-shaped lobe of the parapodia of annelids. See Parapodium.
Distal part of the labium composed of four paired lobes (De Villiers, 1989).
Keywords:  ointment, scoop, probe, picking, cup
An instrument with a narrow cup-shaped scoop, which may have been used as a medical probe, an ear scoop or for picking up small quantities of ointment.
Skeletal projection from the bar of an avicularium into the palate.
Keywords:  see
See Ligule.