Lingual

ling′gwal, adj. pertaining to the tongue or utterance.— n. a letter pronounced mainly by the tongue, as t , d (also called Dental ).— adj. Lingua den′tal — Dentilingual .— adv. Ling′ually .— adj. Ling′uiform , tongue-shaped.— ns. Ling′uist , one skilled in tongues or languages; Ling′uister , a dabbler in philology.— adjs. Linguist′ic , -al , pertaining to languages and the affinities of languages.— adv. Linguist′ically .— n.pl. Linguist′ics , the general or comparative science, or study, of languages.— n. Ling′ula , a tongue-like part or proce .— adjs. Ling′ular , Ling′ulate , tongue-shaped. [L. lingua (old form dingua ), the tongue.]