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lingulate

lingulate adjective: in the shape of a tongue.

Adjective

lingulate (comparative more lingulate, superlative most lingulate)

  1. In the shape of a tongue
    • The infaunal benthic community was dominated by a number of suspension- or deposit-feeding forms, such as lingulate brachiopods, as well as some primary consumers, such as the priapulid worm Maotianshania and the worm-like Facivermis.2002, David J. Bottjer, Exceptional Fossil Preservation: A Unique View on the Evolution of Marine Life, →ISBN, page 53

Forms of lingulate

comparativemore lingulate
superlativemost lingulate

Origin of lingulate

From Latin lingula (“little tongue, small flap”) + English -ate.

Words formed from lingulate

Questions about lingulate

What does lingulate mean?
Lingulate means in the shape of a tongue.
What part of speech is lingulate?
Lingulate is an adjective.

Words near lingulate in the dictionary

  1. linguiça
  2. linguiças
  3. lingula
  4. lingulae
  5. lingular
  6. lingulate
  7. lingulated
  8. lingulately
  9. lingulid
  10. lingulide
  11. lingulides

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