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lytta (s), lyttae (pl)
1. A fibrous and muscular band lying within the longitudinal axis of the tongue in many mammals; such as, the dog.
2. Origin: Latin, a "worm" said to grow under the tongue of dogs, and to cause canine madness; from Greek, literally, "madness".
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(Greek: madness, fury, rage, frenzy; relationship to rabies)
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Lytta vesicatoria
Spanish fly which usually refers to an emerald-green beetle Lytta vesicatoria, (from Greek lytta. "rage" and Latin vesica, "blister") in the family Meloidae, although other species of blister beetle used in apothecary have also been called by the same name.
This entry is located in the following units: lysso-, lyss-, lyssa-, lytta- (page 1) vesico-, vesic- + (page 1)