lingula f dim.
lingua, a tongue of land : oppidain extremis lingulis, Cs.; see ligula.
lingŭla, v. ligula. ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
·noun A tonguelike process or part. II. Lingula ·noun Any one of numerous species of brachiopod she...
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