lytta

[ lit-uh ]
/ ˈlɪt ə /

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.

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

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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