- The
tongue is a
muscular organ in the
mouth of a
typical tetrapod. It mani****tes food for
chewing and
swallowing as part of the
digestive process, and...
- the
tongue-eating louse, is a
parasitic isopod of the
family Cymothoidae. It
enters a fish
through the gills. The
female attaches to the
tongue, while...
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Tongue-in-ch**** is an
idiom that
describes a
humorous or
sarcastic statement expressed in a
serious manner. The
phrase originally expressed contempt, but...
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Geographic tongue, also
known by
several other terms, is a
condition of the
mucous membrane of the
tongue,
usually on the
dorsal surface. It is a common...
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cataglottism or a
tongue kiss, is an
amorous kiss in
which the parti****nts'
tongues extend to
touch each other's lips or
tongue. A kiss with the
tongue stimulates...
- Look up
silver tongue or silver-
tongued in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A "silver
tongue"
implies one with a
tendency to be
eloquent and persuasive...
- The
Mother Tongue is a 1990 book by Bill
Bryson which compiles the
history and
origins of the
English language and its
various quirks. It is subtitled...
- A
first language (L1),
native language,
native tongue, or
mother tongue is the
first language a
person has been
exposed to from
birth or
within the critical...
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Tongue bifurcation,
splitting or forking, is a type of body
modification in
which the
tongue is cut
centrally from its tip to as far back as the underside...
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Fissured tongue is a
benign condition characterized by deep
grooves (fissures) in the
dorsum of the
tongue.
Although these grooves may look unsettling...