2. the distal lobed part of the labium of an insect
3. a genus of tapeworms of the family Diphyllobothriidae that lack external evidence of segmentation, that as adults are usually extremely short-lived internal parasites of fish-eating birds but include one (L. intestinalis) found rarely in humans, and that develop almost to maturity in the body cavity of freshwater fishes
4. a larval tapeworm developing reproductive organs and living in the body cavity of a fish
ligula 片语
片语
Ligula sp舌状绛虫
elytral ligula[昆]
infection by ligula舌状绛虫属感染
Ligula intestinalisLigula intestinalis is a tapeworm of fish, fish-eating birds and copepods, with species from each group featuring in its complex life cycle.
ligula 例句
英汉例句
the ligula about mm high, and the cilium of the ligula about mm long;