lingula

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ling′gyə lə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
lin•gu•la  (ling′gyə lə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lae 
    (-lē′).USA pronunciation 
  1. Anatomy, Zoologya tongue-shaped organ, process, or tissue.
  • Neo-Latin, Latin lingula, dim of lingua tongue; compare ligula
  • 1655–65
lin′gu•lar, adj. 

'lingula' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
lingulate

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