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Definition of Lytta

Lytta
Lytta Lyt"ta (l[i^]t"t[.a]), n.; pl. Lytt[ae] (-t[=e]). [L., a worm said to grow under the tongue of dogs, and to cause canine madness, fr. Gr. ly`tta, ly`ssa, lit., madness.] (Anat.) A fibrous and muscular band lying within the longitudinal axis of the tongue in many mammals, as the dog.

Meaning of Lytta from wikipedia

- Lytta vesicatoria, also known as the Spanish fly, is an aposematic emerald-green beetle in the blister beetle family (Meloidae). It is distributed across...
- the genus Lytta: Lytta aenea Say, 1824 Lytta aeneipennis (LeConte, 1851) Lytta agrestis (Fall, 1901) Lytta arizonica Selander, 1957 Lytta augusti Haag-Rutenberg...
- collected for this purpose from species of the genera Mylabris and Lytta, especially Lytta vesicatoria, better known as "Spanish fly". Cantharidin is the...
- caused a worldwide pandemic known as the Lytta Virus, a.k.a. "mad person disease". Those infected by Lytta experience short bouts of insanity and bloodlust...
- Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Spanish fly or Spanish Fly may refer to: Lytta vesicatoria, an emerald-green beetle, which was historically used in the...
- Lytta magister, the desert blister beetle or master blister beetle, is a species of blister beetle found in southwestern North America. Typically 16 to...
- Lytta tenebrosa is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America. "Lytta tenebrosa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information...
- Lytta lecontei is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America. "Lytta lecontei Report". Integrated...
- Lytta nuttalli, or Nuttall's blister beetle, is a species of North American beetle first described in 1824 by Thomas_Say. The genus Lytta is from a Latin...
- fur during oral grooming. A rigid structure called the plica mediana or lytta runs from the front to the back, down the center of the sublingua to give...