lingua

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lin·gua | \ ˈliŋ-gwə

plural linguae\ ˈliŋ-ˌgwē

, -ˌgwī \

Definition of lingua

: a tongue or an organ resembling a tongue

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Recent Examples on the Web For one thing, linguine — long, lithe, dinner-level satisfying — comes from the Italian word lingua, which means tongue. — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Oct. 2021 Ubisoft consulted with native Welsh speakers, 13th-century Icelandic texts, and Gaelic scholars to create the game's lingua-scape. Save this story for later. — Amy Briscoe, Wired, 21 Apr. 2021 Periwinkle snails infected with the trematode species Cryptocotyle lingua, for instance, eat significantly less algae along their Atlantic coast homes, because the parasite weakens their digestive tracts. — Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 7 Sep. 2017

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