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labrum

[ley-bruhm, lab-ruhm]

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noun, plural la·bra

[ley-bruh, lab-ruh] .

a lip or liplike part.

Zoology.

the anterior, unpaired member of the mouthparts of an arthropod, projecting in front of the mouth.

the outer margin of the aperture of a shell of a gastropod.

Anatomy. a ring of cartilage about the edge of a joint surface of a bone.

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Origin:
1810–20; < Latin: lip; akin to labium

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cold-blooded vertebrate such as turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians and tuatara

cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates with gills, often have fins and elongated body covered with scales

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noun, plural la·bra

[-bruh] . Archaeology.

an ornamented bathtub of ancient Rome.

Origin:
< Latin lābrum basin, contraction of lavābrum bathtub, equivalent to lavā(re) to wash + -brum instrumental suffix

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labrum (ˈleɪbrəm, ˈlæb-)

—n , pl -bra
	a lip or liplike part, such as the cuticular plate forming the upper lip of insects

[C19: New Latin, from Latin]

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labrum

lip or lip-like part, 1816, in various anatomical and zoological uses, from L. labrum, cognate with labium "lip" (see lip).

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labrum la·brum (lā'brəm)
n. pl. la·bra (-brə)
A lip-shaped anatomical edge, rim, or structure.