n, pl  lin*gu*lae   :  a tongue-shaped process or part: as  a  :  a ridge of bone in the angle between the body and the greater wing of the sphenoid  b  :  an elongated prominence of the superior vermis of the cerebellum  c  :  a dependent projection of the upper lobe of the left lung lin*gu*lar adj 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  lin·gual  lin·gua·le  lin·gual·ly 
 
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