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linguiform, a. Bot., Anat. and Zool.|ˈlɪŋgwɪfɔːm|
Also less correctly lingua-, linguæ-.
[ad. L. type *linguiform-is, f. lingua; see -form.]
Shaped like the tongue.
1753Chambers Cycl. Supp. s.v. Leaf, Linguiform leaf, a linear leaf in shape of a tongue, which is obtuse, fleshy, depressed, convex on the under side, and usually cartilaginous at the edge. 1760J. Lee Introd. Bot. iii. v. (1765) 186 Linguiform, Tongue-shaped. 1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. III. 424 When you look within the mouth, you will find a linguiform organ, which evidently acts the part of a tongue, and therefore ought to have the name. 1835–6Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 703/1 The foot, which is shaped like a tongue, is named linguiform, as in the Solen strigilatus. 1848Craig, Linguaform. 1854Woodward Mollusca ii. 304 Veneridæ:..foot linguiform. 1862Cooke Man. Bot. Terms, Linguæform. 1887Brit. Med. Jrnl. 13 Mar. 641 In some instances the gall-bladder projects beyond the apex of the linguiform projection. |