Lytta

noun

1. A thin cartilaginous strip on the underside of the tongue of certain carnivorous mammals, such as dogs.
2. A long vermiform rod of cartilage or fibrous tissue in the middle line and under surface of the tongue of a carnivore; the glossohyal of a carnivore; the so-called “worm” of a dog's tongue.
3. [capitalized] A Fabrician genus of Coleoptera: same as Cantharis.
4. A fibrous and muscular band lying within the longitudinal axis of the tongue in many mammals, as the dog.
5. A fibrous muscular band lying within the longitudinal axis of the tongue in many mammals, such as the dog.