lingula

[ ling-gyuh-luh ]

noun

, plural lin·gu·lae [ling, -gy, uh, -lee].

1. a tongue-shaped organ, process, or tissue.

Other Words From

• lingu·lar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lingula¹

1655–65; < New Latin, Latin lingula, diminutive of lingua tongue; ligula

Example Sentences

The genus Lingula (Mollusca) has also come down from remotest ages, having outlived all its earlier associates.

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Another interesting point is a most curious chemical relation of the Lingula, with reference to the material of its shell.

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Lingula, among others, is remarkable as being a form that has survived from the earliest geological period to the present day.

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The specimens of existing Lingula are precisely similar to those found in the earliest geological formations.

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Having minute hairs as in Orbicula, Lingula, &c. and the jointed feelers of the Cirripedes.

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