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lytta

lytta noun: a fibrous muscular band lying within the longitudinal axis of the tongue in many mammals, such as the dog.

Noun

lytta (plural lyttae)

  1. (archaic) A fibrous muscular band lying within the longitudinal axis of the tongue in many mammals, such as the dog.

Forms of lytta

plurallyttae

Origin of lytta

From Ancient Greek λύττα (lútta), variant of λύσσα (lússa, “lyssa, rabies”), then "sign of rabies under the tongue"; compare French lysses.

Questions about lytta

What does lytta mean?
Lytta means a fibrous muscular band lying within the longitudinal axis of the tongue in many mammals, such as the dog.
What part of speech is lytta?
Lytta is a noun.
What is the plural of lytta?
The plural of lytta is lyttae.

Words near lytta in the dictionary

  1. Lytico-Bodig disease
  2. lytle
  3. Lytle Creek
  4. lytoceratid
  5. lytoceratids
  6. lytta
  7. lyttae
  8. lyttel
  9. Lyttelton
  10. lytter
  11. lytters

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