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noun
A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 5/12 Roman ounce of wine, equivalent to about 11 mL.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Any of several tongue-shaped bony structures, especially that which forms the anterior border of the mandibular foramen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
Any small, fleshy tongue-shaped structure, such as in the anatomy of the brain or the human left lung, or in the whitefly vasiform orifice.
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Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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History
Borrowed from Latin lingula (“tonguelet, small unit of volume”), from lingua (“tongue”) + -ula (“-ule: forming diminutives”).
