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lingula

[ ling-gyuh-luh ]

noun

, plural lin·gu·lae [ling, -gy, uh, -lee].
  1. a tongue-shaped organ, process, or tissue.


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Other Words From

  • lingu·lar adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lingula1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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