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lytta
[ lit-uh ]
/ ˈlɪt ə /
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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.
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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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How to use lytta in a sentence
We come now to the tribe of blistering beetles, of which the best known is the Cantharides (Cantharis or Lytta).
The Insect World|Louis FiguierUnwormed, un-wurmd′, adj. not wormed, not having had the worm or lytta under the tongue cut out—of a dog.
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 HarrisWhen 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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