Bible Dictionaries
Ligula

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) See Ligule.

(2):

(n.) The central process, or front edge, of the labium of insects. It sometimes serves as a tongue or proboscis, as in bees.

(3):

(n.) A tongue-shaped lobe of the parapodia of annelids. See Parapodium.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ligula'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/ligula.html. 1828.