Definition of lingua

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Lingua (n.) A median process of the labium, at the under side of the mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue..

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Linguatulida :: Linguatulida (n. pl.) Same as Linguatulina.
Linguadental :: Linguadental (a.) Formed or uttered by the joint use of the tongue and teeth, or rather that part of the gum just above the front teeth; dentolingual, as the letters d and t..
Dentilingual :: Dentilingual (n.) A dentilingual sound or letter.
Linguacious :: Linguacious (a.) Given to the use of the tongue; loquacious.
Glossohyal :: Glossohyal (a.) Pertaining to both the hyoidean arch and the tongue; -- applied to the anterior segment of the hyoidean arch in many fishes. -- n. The glossohyal bone or cartilage; lingual bone; entoglossal bone.
Sublingua :: Sublinguae (pl. ) of Sublingu.
Diglottism :: Diglottism (n.) Bilingualism.
Rhipidoglossa :: Rhipidoglossa (n. pl.) A division of gastropod mollusks having a large number of long, divergent, hooklike, lingual teeth in each transverse row. It includes the scutibranchs. See Illustration in Appendix..
Bilinguar :: Bilinguar (a.) See Bilingual.
Odontophore :: Odontophore (n.) A special structure found in the mouth of most mollusks, except bivalves. It consists of several muscles and a cartilage which supports a chitinous radula, or lingual ribbon, armed with teeth. Also applied to the radula alone. See Radula..
Elinguation :: Elinguation (n.) Punishment by cutting out the tongue.
Sublingual :: Sublingual (a.) Situated under the tongue; as, the sublingual gland..
Fulcrum :: Fulcrum (n.) The horny inferior surface of the lingua of certain insects.
Glossal :: Glossal (a.) Of or pertaining to the tongue; lingual.
Bilingual :: Bilingual (a.) Containing, or consisting of, two languages; expressed in two languages; as, a bilingual inscription; a bilingual dictionary..
Linguidental :: Linguidental (a. & n.) Linguadental.
Tongueworm :: Tongueworm (n.) Any species of Linguatulina.
Ranine :: Ranine (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a swelling under the tongue; also, pertaining to the region where the swelling occurs; -- applied especially to branches of the lingual artery and lingual vein..
Pentastomida :: Pentastomida (n. pl.) Same as Linguatulina.
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) The lingua of an insect.
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