ligula
noun
lig·u·la
ˈli-gyə-lə 
plural ligulae
ˈli-gyə-ˌlē
-ˌlī
also ligulas
1
: ligule
2
: the distal lobed part of the labium of an insect
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ligula
noun
lig·u·la
ˈlig-yə-lə
1
capitalized
: 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
2
: a larval tapeworm developing reproductive organs and living in the body cavity of a fish
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