lingulate
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LINGULATE
a.[L. lingulatus, from lingua, tongue. ] Shaped like the tongue or a strap. [But ligulate is more generally used. ]
Lin "gu *late, a. Etym: [L. lingulatus, fr. lingula a little tongue. Cf. Ligulate. ]
lin gu late |ˈliNGgyəˌlāt ˈlɪŋɡjəleɪt | ▶adjective Botany & Zoology tongue-shaped. • Zoology denoting a type of burrowing brachiopod with an inarticulate shell and a long pedicle. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin lingulatus, based on lingua ‘tongue, ’ from lingere ‘to lick. ’
lingulate |ˈlɪŋgjʊleɪt | ▶adjective 1 Botany & Zoology tongue-shaped. 2 Zoology denoting a type of burrowing brachiopod with an inarticulate shell and a long pedicle. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin lingulatus, based on lingua ‘tongue ’, from lingere ‘to lick ’.