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lingulated

lingulated is the alternative form of lingulate.

Meaning of lingulate

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

Origin of lingulated

From lingulate + -ed.

Questions about lingulated

What is lingulated the alternative form of?
Lingulated is the alternative form of lingulate.

Words near lingulated in the dictionary

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

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