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Fissilingual :: Fissilingual (a.) Having the tongue forked.

Jew''s-harp :: "Jew's-harp (n.) An instrument of music, which, when placed between the teeth, gives, by means of a bent metal tongue struck by the finger, a sound which is modulated by the breath; -- called also Jew's-trump..

Tongue :: Tongue (n.) Same as Reed, n., 5..

Glottology :: Glottology (n.) The science of tongues or languages; comparative philology; glossology.

Tongueworm :: Tongueworm (n.) Any species of Linguatulina.

Lingual :: Lingual (a.) Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter..

Hart-tongue :: Hart-tongue (n.) A West Indian fern, the Polypodium Phyllitidis of Linnaeus. It is also found in Florida..

Sea Ginger :: Sea ginger () A hydroid coral of the genus Millepora, especially M. alcicornis, of the West Indies and Florida. So called because it stings the tongue like ginger. See Illust. under Millepore..

Glossitis :: Glossitis (n.) Inflammation of the tongue.

Long-tongue :: Long-tongue (n.) The wryneck.

Tongue :: Tongue (n.) Speech; words or declarations only; -- opposed to thoughts or actions.

Lambative :: Lambative (n.) A medicine taken by licking with the tongue; a lincture.

Wide :: Wide (superl.) Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the mouth organs; -- opposed to primary as used by Mr. Bell, and to narrow as used by Mr. Sweet. The effect, as explained by Mr. Bell, is due to the relaxation or tension of the pharynx; as explained by Mr. Sweet and others, it is due to the action of the tongue. The wide of / (/ve) is / (/ll); of a (ate) is / (/nd), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 13-15..

Shaft :: Shaft (n.) The pole, or tongue, of a vehicle; also, a thill..

Aard-vark :: Aard-vark (n.) An edentate mammal, of the genus Orycteropus, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of Southern Africa. It burrows in the ground, and feeds entirely on ants, which it catches with its long, slimy tongue..

Lap :: Lap (v. i.) To make a sound like that produced by taking up drink with the tongue.

Entoglossal :: Entoglossal (a.) Within the tongue; -- applied to the glossohyal bone.

Elinguid :: Elinguid (a.) Tongue-tied; dumb.

Basihyoid :: Basihyoid (n.) The central tongue bone.

Falter :: Falter (v. & n.) To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as, his tongue falters..

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