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linguiform

[ ling-gwuh-fawrm ]
/ ˈlɪŋ gwəˌfɔrm /

adjective

having the shape of a tongue; tongue-shaped.

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Origin of linguiform

1745–55; <Latin lingu(a) lingua + -i- + -form

Words nearby linguiform

linguaphile, lingua plicata, Linguatula, linguatuliasis, linguiça, linguiform, linguine, linguist, linguistic, linguistical, linguistic analysis
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British Dictionary definitions for linguiform

linguiform
/ (ˈlɪŋɡwɪˌfɔːm) /

adjective

shaped like a tongue
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Medical definitions for linguiform

linguiform
[ lĭng′gwə-fôrm′ ]

adj.

Tongue-shaped.
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