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lingula
[ ling-gyuh-luh ]
noun
, plural lin·gu·lae [ling, -gy, uh, -lee].
- a tongue-shaped organ, process, or tissue.
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- lingu·lar adjective
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Example Sentences
The genus Lingula (Mollusca) has also come down from remotest ages, having outlived all its earlier associates.
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Another interesting point is a most curious chemical relation of the Lingula, with reference to the material of its shell.
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Lingula, among others, is remarkable as being a form that has survived from the earliest geological period to the present day.
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The specimens of existing Lingula are precisely similar to those found in the earliest geological formations.
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Having minute hairs as in Orbicula, Lingula, &c. and the jointed feelers of the Cirripedes.
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