lytta

[ lit-uh ]

/ ˈlɪt ə /

noun, plural lyt·tas, lyt·tae [lit-ee]. /ˈlɪt i/.

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

Origin of lytta

1595–1605; <New Latin <Greek lýtta,Attic form of lýssa rage, rabies; so named because the cartilage was thought to be a parasite causing rabies

Words nearby lytta

-lyte, Lytham Saint Anne's, lythraceous, lytic, lytic cocktail, lytta, Lyttelton, Lytton, Lyubertsy, Lyublin, -lyze

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Example sentences from the Web for lytta

Species of Lytta abound, but no use is made of them, the Shoans having no real medicine prepared from the animal kingdom.
The Highlands of Ethiopia|William Cornwallis Harris
Unwormed, un-wurmd′, adj. not wormed, not having had the worm or lytta under the tongue cut out—of a dog.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
We come now to the tribe of blistering beetles, of which the best known is the Cantharides (Cantharis or Lytta).
The Insect World|Louis Figuier
When the lytta, alias blister beetle, arrives, prepare to give a warm welcome to him and all of his kind.
The Mayflower, January, 1905|Various

British Dictionary definitions for lytta

lytta

/ (ˈlɪtə) /

noun plural -tas or -tae (-tiː)

a rodlike mass of cartilage beneath the tongue in the dog and other carnivores

Word Origin for lytta

C17: New Latin, from Greek lussa madness; in dogs, it was believed to be a cause of rabies

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单词	lytta
释义	lytta [ lit-uh ] / ˈlɪt ə / noun, plural lyt·tas, lyt·tae [lit-ee]. /ˈlɪt i/. a long, worm-shaped cartilage in the tongue of the dog and other carnivorous animals. Origin of lytta 1595–1605; <New Latin <Greek lýtta,Attic form of lýssa rage, rabies; so named because the cartilage was thought to be a parasite causing rabies Words nearby lytta -lyte, Lytham Saint Anne's, lythraceous, lytic, lytic cocktail, lytta, Lyttelton, Lytton, Lyubertsy, Lyublin, -lyze Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lytta Species of Lytta abound, but no use is made of them, the Shoans having no real medicine prepared from the animal kingdom. The Highlands of Ethiopia\|William Cornwallis Harris Unwormed, un-wurmd′, adj. not wormed, not having had the worm or lytta under the tongue cut out—of a dog. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)\|Various We come now to the tribe of blistering beetles, of which the best known is the Cantharides (Cantharis or Lytta). The Insect World\|Louis Figuier When the lytta, alias blister beetle, arrives, prepare to give a warm welcome to him and all of his kind. The Mayflower, January, 1905\|Various British Dictionary definitions for lytta lytta / (ˈlɪtə) / noun plural -tas or -tae (-tiː) a rodlike mass of cartilage beneath the tongue in the dog and other carnivores Word Origin for lytta C17: New Latin, from Greek lussa madness; in dogs, it was believed to be a cause of rabies Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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