Lingua Definition

lĭnggwə
linguae
noun
linguae
A tongue or an organ resembling a tongue, as the proboscis of a butterfly or moth.
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Noun

Singular:
lingua
Plural:
linguae

Origin of Lingua

  • Latin tongue, language dn̥ghū- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin lingua (“tongue").

    From Wiktionary

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