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.

Meaning of Lingula from wikipedia

- Lingula is a genus of brachiopods within the class Lingulata. Lingula or forms very close in appearance have existed possibly since the Cambrian. Like...
- Lingula is Latin for "little tongue". It can stand for: Lingula (brachiopod), a brachiopod genus of the family Lingulidae, which is among the few brachiopods...
- The lingula of the mandible is a prominent bony ridge on the medial side of the mandible. It is next to the mandibular foramen. It gives attachment to...
- feature, a projection of the upper lobe termed the lingula. Its name means "little tongue". The lingula on the left lung serves as an anatomic parallel to...
- Lingula anatina is a brachiopod species in the genus Lingula. Like others in its genus, L. anatina is a filter feeder that uses a lophop**** to extract...
- angle between the body and great wing, is a ridge of bone, called the lingula. This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 148 of the...
- The lingula is a small tongue-shaped process, consisting of four or five folia; it lies in front of the lobulus centralis, and is concealed by it. Anteriorly...
- Agallia lingula is a species of leafhopper in the family Cicadellidae. "Agallia lingula Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 6 February 2018...
- Lingula reevii is an inarticulated brachiopod species ****igned to the family Lingulidae. L. reevii is rare and is known to occur in shallow, sandy reef...
- Sphenoethmoidal suture Petrosquamous suture Sphenosquamosal suture Sphenoidal lingula Subarcuate fossa Dorsum sellae Jugular process Petro-occipital fissure...