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LINGULA
Etymology
Noun
lingula (plural lingulae)
(anatomy) Any of several tongue-shaped bony structures, especially that which forms the anterior border of the mandibular foramen.
(anatomy) Any small, fleshy tongue-shaped structure, such as in the anatomy of the brain or the human left lung, or in the whitefly vasiform orifice.
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Source: Wiktionary
Lin"gu*la, n.; pl. -læ. Etym: [L., a little tongue.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: A tonguelike process or part.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of numerous species of brachiopod shells belonging to the genus Lingula, and related genera. See Brachiopoda, and Illustration in Appendix. Lingula flags (Geol.), a group of strata in the lower Silurian or Cambrian system of Wales, in which some of the layers contain vast numbers of a species of Lingula.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOMETIME
(adverb) at some indefinite or unstated time; “let’s get together sometime”; “everything has to end sometime”; “It was to be printed sometime later”
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