Definition of Lingula. Meaning of Lingula. Synonyms of Lingula
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Definition of Lingula
Lingula Lingula Lin"gu*la (l[i^][ng]"g[-u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. -l[ae]
(-l[=e]). [L., a little tongue.]
1. (Anat.) A tonguelike process or part.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of brachiopod
shells belonging to the genus Lingula, and related
genera. See Brachiopoda, and Illustration in Appendix.
Lingula flags (Geol.), a group of strata in the lower
Silurian or Cambrian system of Wales, in which some of the
layers contain vast numbers of a species of Lingula.