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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. LinguƦ. Etym: [L., the tongue.] (Zoƶl.) (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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