FISSILINGUAL

Etymology

Adjective

fissilingual (comparative more fissilingual, superlative most fissilingual)

(zoology) Having the tongue forked.

Source: Wiktionary


Fis`si*lin"gual, a. Etym: [L. fissus (p.p. of findere to split) + E. lingual.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Having the tongue forked.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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