Lingula Definition

noun

(anatomy) Any of several tongue-shaped bony structures, especially that which forms the anterior border of the mandibular foramen.

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Other Word Forms of Lingula

Noun

Singular:
lingula
Plural:
lingulae

Origin of Lingula

  • From Latin lingula (“small tongue”), from lingua (“tongue”) + -ula (diminutive suffix).

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Lingula Sentence Examples

  • In Lingula the shell is composed of alternate layers of chitin and of phosphate of lime.

  • In Terebratulina, Rhyn- chonella, Lingula, and possibly other genera, the arms can be unrolled and protruded from the opened shell; in this case the tentacles also FIG.

  • In Crania it is completely shut off from the main coelom, but in Lingula it communicates freely with this cavity.

  • In Discinisca and Lingula there is further a lip-sinus or hollow system of channels which traverses the supporting tissue of the edge of the mantle and contains muscle-fibres.

  • It is better developed and more spacious in Lingula than in Discinisca.

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Words Starting With

LLILIN

Words Ending With

ALAULA

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Words Starting With L and Ending With A

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Word Length

7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With L7 Letter Words Ending With A