[lit-uh] 
[lit-ee] . | a long, worm-shaped cartilage in the tongue of the dog and other carnivorous animals. |
| lyt·ta (lĭt'ə) n. pl. lyt·tae (lĭt'ē') A thin cartilaginous strip on the underside of the tongue of certain carnivorous mammals, such as dogs. [Latin, worm under a dog's tongue (said to cause madness), from Greek lussa, lutta, madness, rabies; see w  kwo- in Indo-European roots.] |
