·noun A tonguelike process or part.
II. Lingula ·noun Any one of numerous species of brachiopod shells belonging to the genus Lingula, and related genera. ·see Brachiopoda, and Illustration in Appendix.
lingŭla, v. ligula. ...
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lingula f dim. lingua, a tongue of land : oppidain extremis lingulis, Cs.; see li...
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