labial
adjective
of, relating to, or resembling a labium.
labials
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pluralof labial.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In Los Angeles, Hans Spangenberg, lover of labials, despiser of sibilants, asked court permission to change his name to Valcour Berne de Belair.
From Time Magazine Archive
Since there is considerable variation in the amount of brown on the chin and labials of specimens from single localities, the slight geographic trend in this character seemingly is not significant.
From A Revision of Snakes of the Genus Conophis (Family Colubridae, from Middle America) by John Wellman
In life the anterior dorsolateral stripes were pale pinkish tan, the labials cream color, the throat white, and the tail pale blue.
From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by William E. Duellman
The amount of brown on the chin and labials has been shown previously not to be geographically significant.
From A Revision of Snakes of the Genus Conophis (Family Colubridae, from Middle America) by John Wellman
The Mohawk language is pronounced without opening and shutting the lips, labials being unknown.
From Canada and the Canadians, Vol. 2 by Richard Henry Bonnycastle
