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lin·gua  (lnggw)

n. pl. lin·guae (-gw)

A tongue or tonguelike organ.

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[Latin, tongue, language; see dgh- in Indo-European roots.]

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lingua [ˈlɪŋgwə]

n pl -guae [-gwiː] Anatomy

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the technical name for tongue

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) any tongue-like structure

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lingua - a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity glossa, tongue, clapper organ - a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function articulator - a movable speech organ mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris - the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy" gustatory organ, taste bud, tastebud - an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue pharynx, throat - the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone