Definition of tongue

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Tongue (n.) The lingual ribbon, or odontophore, of a mollusk..

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Dorsum :: Dorsum (n.) The back or dorsal region of an animal; the upper side of an appendage or part; as, the dorsum of the tongue..
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked..
Agile :: Agile (a.) Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; nimble; active; as, an agile boy; an agile tongue..
Lorikeet :: Lorikeet (n.) Any one numerous species of small brush-tongued parrots or lories, found mostly in Australia, New Guinea and the adjacent islands, with some forms in the East Indies. They are arboreal in their habits and feed largely upon the honey of flowers. They belong to Trichoglossus, Loriculus, and several allied genera..
Sublingual :: Sublingual (a.) Situated under the tongue; as, the sublingual gland..
Morne :: Morne (a.) Without teeth, tongue, or claws; -- said of a lion represented heraldically..
Tait :: Tait (n.) A small nocturnal and arboreal Australian marsupial (Tarsipes rostratus) about the size of a mouse. It has a long muzzle, a long tongue, and very few teeth, and feeds upon honey and insects. Called also noolbenger..
Outtongue :: Outtongue (v. t.) To silence by talk, clamor, or noise..
Lingual :: Lingual (n.) A consonant sound formed by the aid of the tongue; -- a term especially applied to certain articulations (as those of t, d, th, and n) and to the letters denoting them..
Shaft :: Shaft (n.) The pole, or tongue, of a vehicle; also, a thill..
Elinguation :: Elinguation (n.) Punishment by cutting out the tongue.
Fourchette :: Fourchette (n.) An instrument used to raise and support the tongue during the cutting of the fraenum.
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) A projection, or slender appendage or fixture; as, the tongue of a buckle, or of a balance..
Barbel :: Barbel (n.) Barbs or paps under the tongued of horses and cattle. See 1st Barb, 3..
Elinguid :: Elinguid (a.) Tongue-tied; dumb.
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) A language; the whole sum of words used by a particular nation; as, the English tongue..
Anchored :: Anchored (a.) Held by an anchor; at anchor; held safely; as, an anchored bark; also, shaped like an anchor; forked; as, an anchored tongue..
Unwormed :: Unwormed (a.) Not wormed; not having had the worm, or lytta, under the tongue cut out; -- said of a dog..
Basihyoid :: Basihyoid (n.) The central tongue bone.
Splotch :: Split-tongued (a.) Having a forked tongue, as that of snakes and some lizards..
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