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Glossa
The tongue, or lingua, of an insect. See Hymenoptera.
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One who, or that which, articulates; as: (a) One who enunciates distinctly. (b) One who prepares and mounts skeletons. (c) An instrument to cure stam…
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An instrument or medium by which some important action is performed, or an important end accomplished; as, legislatures, courts, armies, taxgatherers…
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Derivationally related 4
Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter.
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Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter.
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Alt. of Linguistical
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Alt. of Linguistical
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Containing whole 3
The opening through which an animal receives food; the aperture between the jaws or between the lips; also, the cavity, containing the tongue and tee…
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The part of the alimentary canal between the cavity of the mouth and the esophagus. It has one or two external openings through the nose in the highe…
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The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the vertebral column.
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Synonym 3
A person who claps.
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A tongue.
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an organ situated in the floor of the mouth of most vertebrates and connected with the hyoid arch.
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68% interchangeable
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