I. ˈligyələ noun
( plural ligu·lae -yəˌlē ; also ligulas )
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, small tongue, small strap, spoon — more at ligule
1. : ligule
2. : a band of white matter in the wall of the fourth ventricle of the brain
3. : the distal lobed part of the labium of an insect consisting typically of a pair of median glossae and a pair of lateral paraglossae
II. noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, small tongue, small strap, spoon
1. capitalized : a genus of tapeworms (family Diphyllobothriidae) that lack external evidence of segmentation, are extremely short-lived intestinal parasites of fish-eating birds or rarely of man as adults, and develop almost to maturity in the body cavity of freshwater fishes
2. -s : a larval tapeworm developing reproductive organs and living in the body cavity of a fish