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Lingula

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Lin´gu`la    (lĭņ´gũ`lå)
n.1.(Anat.) A tonguelike process or part.
2.(Zool.) 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.


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Some of the most ancient Silurian animals, as the Nautilus, Lingula, &c.
 
 
 
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