labium

Значение (Английский)

1. A liplike structure; especially one of the vulva's two pairs of folds of skin on either side.
2. The lip of a labiate corolla.
3. A lower mouthpart of an insect that is formed by the second pair of maxillae united in the middle line.
4. A lower mouthpart of an insect that is formed by the second pair of maxillae united in the middle line.
5. The lip against which pressured air is driven to produce sound in a recorder and in a pipe organ with flue pipes.

Синонимы

lip

labia

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈleɪ.bi.əm/

Этимология (Английский)

Learned borrowing from Latin labium (“a lip”). Doublet of lip.