lingula
Americannoun
plural
lingulaeOther Word Forms
- lingular adjective
Etymology
Origin of lingula
1655–65; < New Latin, Latin lingula, diminutive of lingua tongue; ligula
Example Sentences
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A ligament that anchors the mandible during opening and closing of the mouth extends down from the base of the skull and attaches to the lingula.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
This ligament spans the distance between the base of the skull and the lingula on the medial side of the mandibular ramus.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
This "lingula" rests upon a base of terra firma whose westernmost projection is Indian Point.
From Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Yes; the genus lingula, the species appearing in all the ages, was "connected by an unbroken series of generations from the lowest Silurian stratum to the present day."—Origin of Species, pp.
From The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume 1, January, 1880 by Walker, Aaron
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