Linguae

3 definitions found

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

  Lingua \Lin"gua\ (l[i^][ng]"gw[.a]), n.; pl. {Lingu[ae]}
     (l[i^][ng]"gw[=e]). [L., the tongue.] (Zool.)
     (a) A tongue.
     (b) A median process of the labium, at the under side of the
         mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue.
         [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lingua
       n : a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous
           membrane and located in the oral cavity [syn: {tongue}, {glossa},
            {clapper}]
       [also: {linguae} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  linguae
       See {lingua}