Lin·gua n.; pl. Linguæ Zool. (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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lingua
n : a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous
membrane and located in the oral cavity [syn: tongue, glossa,
clapper]
[also: linguae (pl)]