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.

Anagrams

• lingual

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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