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lin⋅gu⋅la

[ling-gyuh-luh]
–noun, plural -lae [-lee] .
a tongue-shaped organ, process, or tissue.

Origin:
1655–65; < NL, L lingula, dim of lingua tongue; cf. ligula


lin⋅gu⋅lar, adjective
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Main Entry: lin·gu·la
Pronunciation: 'li[ng]-gy&-l&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural lin·gu·lae /-"lE/
: a tongue-shaped process or part: as a : a ridge of bone in the angle between the body and the greater wing of the sphenoid b : anelongated prominence of the superior vermis of the cerebellum c : a dependent projection of the upper lobe of the left lung —lin·gu·lar /-l&r/ adjective
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lingula lin·gu·la (lĭng'gyə-lə)
n. pl. -lae (-lē')
Any of several tongue-shaped processes.

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