Associations to the word «Lingula»

Wiktionary

LINGULA, noun. (anatomy) Any of several tongue-shaped bony structures, especially that which forms the anterior border of the mandibular foramen.
LINGULA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Lingulidae   — certain intertidal brachiopods from the Tertiary (and perhaps Cretaceous) to the present.

Wise words

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