Definitions for: Lytta

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.