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linguoid

linguoid adjective: having the shape of a tongue.

Adjective

linguoid (not comparable)

  1. Having the shape of a tongue.
    • The rostral region of the ventral plate is drawn out posteriorly into a linguoid projection (Fig. 1d, e, f ) which extends back between the prosomal appendage insertions (Fig. 3 ).2015 September 1, James C. Lamsdell et al., “The oldest described eurypterid: a giant Middle Ordovician (Darriwilian) megalograptid from the Winneshiek Lagerstätte of Iowa”, in BMC Evolutionary...

Questions about linguoid

What does linguoid mean?
Linguoid means having the shape of a tongue.
What part of speech is linguoid?
Linguoid is an adjective.

Words near linguoid in the dictionary

  1. linguodistal
  2. linguodistally
  3. linguoecology
  4. linguofacial
  5. linguogingival
  6. linguoid
  7. linguolabial
  8. linguolabially
  9. linguolabials
  10. linguolateral
  11. linguonasal

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