lingula
[ling-gyuh-luh]
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noun, plural lin·gu·lae [ling-gyuh-lee] /ˈlɪŋ gyəˌli/.
a tongue-shaped organ, process, or tissue.
Origin of lingula
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The name also, which originally was lingula, gives an idea of the form.
Another fossil characteristic of these ancient rocks is the Lingula.
The World Before the DelugeLouis Figuier
The Buglossus solea or soale plana & oculata as also the Lingula or small soale all in very great plentie.
Notes and Letters on the Natural History of NorfolkThomas Browne
The genus Lingula (Mollusca) has also come down from remotest ages, having outlived all its earlier associates.
GeologyJames Geikie
The ancient Lingula, along with Crania and Orbiculoidea, occur among the inarticulate forms.
lingula
[lĭng′gyə-lə]
n. pl. -lae (-lē′)
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