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Bilabiate

Definition:

Bilabiate is an adjective that describes something having or formed by two lips or similar structures. It can also refer to a bilabial consonant.

Examples:

Sense: Having two lips or similar structures

- As an Animal Anatomy:

• A bilabiate flower with two rounded petals and two elongated petals.
• The snail's digestive system consists of a bilabiate opening.

- As a Botany Term:

• The orchid species is characterized by its bilabiate labellum.
• This particular plant has showy, bilabiate flowers.

Sense: Pertaining to a bilabial consonant

- In Linguistics:

• The /p/ sound in "pat" is an example of a bilabiate consonant.
• Bilabiate consonants are produced by closing both lips.

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