< /ˈleɪ bi ə/.
- a lip or liplike part.
- Anatomy.
- a lip or lip-shaped structure or part.
- any of the folds of skin bordering the vulva.
- Botany. the lower lip of a bilabiate corolla.
- Entomology. the posterior, unpaired member of the mouthparts of an insect, formed by the united second maxillae.
noun plural -bia (-bɪə)
- a lip or liplike structure
- any one of the four lip-shaped folds of the female vulvaSee labia majora, labia minora
- the fused pair of appendages forming the lower lip of insects
- the lower lip of the corolla of labiate flowers
n.1590s, plural labia, from Latin labium “lip” (see lip (n.)). n. pl la•bi•a (-bē-ə)
- A lip or lip-shaped anatomical structure.
- Any of four folds of tissue of the female external genitalia.
Plural labia
- Either of two pairs of folds of tissue that make up part of the external genitalia of female mammals.