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fissilingual

/fɪ.sɪˈlɪŋɡwəl/

fissilingual adjective: having a forked tongue.

Adjective

fissilingual (comparative more fissilingual, superlative most fissilingual)

  1. Having a forked tongue.
    • fissilingual lizard
    Synonyms:
    fork-tongued

Synonyms of fissilingual

Forms of fissilingual

comparativemore fissilingual
superlativemost fissilingual

Origin of fissilingual

From Latin fissus (p.p. of findere (“to split”)) + lingual.

Words that rhyme with fissilingual

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Questions about fissilingual

What does fissilingual mean?
Fissilingual means having a forked tongue.
What part of speech is fissilingual?
Fissilingual is an adjective.
How do you pronounce fissilingual?
Fissilingual is pronounced /fɪ.sɪˈlɪŋɡwəl/.

Words near fissilingual in the dictionary

  1. fissidentaceous
  2. fissidentate
  3. fissigemmation
  4. fissile
  5. fissileness
  6. fissilingual
  7. fissilities
  8. fissility
  9. fissiogenic
  10. fission
  11. fission bomb

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