lytta Meaning, Definition & Usage

Lyt"ta noun
Etymology
L., a worm said to grow under the tongue of dogs, and to cause canine madness, fr. Gr. , , lit., madness.
Wordforms
plural Lyttæ
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) A fibrous and muscular band lying within the longitudinal axis of the tongue in many mammals, as the dog.

Webster 1913