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单词 labium
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Definition of labium in English:

labium

nounPlural labiaˈleɪbɪəmˈleɪbiəm
  • 1Entomology
    A fused mouthpart which forms the floor of the mouth of an insect.

    〔昆〕下唇

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Biplica, in addition, lacks the strongly tubercled and denticulate labium of Eriptycha.
    • Insects close off the posterior of the mouth with a second ‘lip,’ the labium.
    • Several groups developed active predatory larvae, still showing the spoon-shaped labium.
  • 2Botany
    The lower lip of the flower of a plant of the mint family.

    〔植〕(唇形科植物的)下唇瓣

Origin

Late 16th century (in the general sense 'lip, lip-like structure'): from Latin, 'lip'; related to labrum.

Definition of labium in US English:

labium

nounˈlābēəmˈleɪbiəm
  • 1Entomology
    A fused mouthpart which forms the floor of the mouth of an insect.

    〔昆〕下唇

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Insects close off the posterior of the mouth with a second ‘lip,’ the labium.
    • Biplica, in addition, lacks the strongly tubercled and denticulate labium of Eriptycha.
    • Several groups developed active predatory larvae, still showing the spoon-shaped labium.
  • 2Botany
    The lower lip of the flower of a plant of the mint family.

    〔植〕(唇形科植物的)下唇瓣

Origin

Late 16th century (in the general sense ‘lip, liplike structure’): from Latin, ‘lip’; related to labrum.

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