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Glossa

The tongue, or lingua, of an insect. See Hymenoptera.

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Articulator 76% connected

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…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Organ 76% connected

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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Lingual 74% connected

Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Lingual 74% connected

Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Linguistic 74% connected

Alt. of Linguistical

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Linguistic 74% connected

Alt. of Linguistical

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Containing whole 3

Mouth 70% connected

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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Pharynx 70% connected

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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Throat 70% connected

The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the vertebral column.

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Clapper 92% connected

A person who claps.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Lingua 92% connected

A tongue.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Tongue 92% connected

an organ situated in the floor of the mouth of most vertebrates and connected with the hyoid arch.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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