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linguiform

[ ling-gwuh-fawrm ]
/ ˈlɪŋ gwəˌfɔrm /
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adjective

having the shape of a tongue; tongue-shaped.

Nearby words

lingual tonsil, lingual vein, linguaphile, linguatula, linguatuliasis, linguiform, linguine, linguist, linguistic, linguistic analysis, linguistic area

Origin of linguiform

1745–55; < Latin lingu(a) lingua + -i- + -form
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British Dictionary definitions for linguiform

linguiform

/ (ˈlɪŋɡwɪˌfɔːm) /

adjective

shaped like a tongue
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Medicine definitions for linguiform

linguiform

[ lĭng′gwə-fôrm′ ]

adj.

Tongue-shaped.
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