Fissilinguia

1 definition found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fissilinguia \Fis`si*lin"gui*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. fissus (p.
     p. o f findere to split) + lingua tongue.] (Zool.)
     A group of Lacertilia having the tongue forked, including the
     common lizards. [Written also {Fissilingues}.]
     [1913 Webster]