LYTTA


Meaning of LYTTA in English

/lit"euh/ , n. , pl. lyttas, lyttae /lit"ee/ .

a long, worm-shaped cartilage in the tongue of the dog and other carnivorous animals.

[ 1595-1605; lýtta, Attic form of lýssa rage, rabies; so named because the cartilage was thought to be a parasite causing rabies ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .