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lingulae
plural of lingula
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
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.