LINGUA

tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper

(noun) a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lingua (plural linguae or linguas)

tongue

(zoology) A median process of the labium, at the underside of the mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue.

Anagrams

• Gaulin, nilgau

Source: Wiktionary


Lin"gua, n.; pl. Linguæ. Etym: [L., the tongue.] (Zoöl.) (a) A tongue. (b) A median process of the labium, at the under side of the mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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