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Meaning of LINGUA

Pronunciation:  'linggwu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
 
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 Synonyms: clapper, glossa, tongue
 
 See Also: articulator, gustatory organ, mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, organ, pharynx, rima oris, taste bud, tastebud, throat

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Lin"gua\ (l[i^][ng]"gw[.a]), n.; pl. {Lingu[ae]}
(-gw[=e]). [L., the tongue.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A tongue.
(b) A median process of the labium, at the under side of the
    mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue.
 

 

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