Lingua \Lin"gua\ (l[i^][ng]"gw[.a]), n.; pl. {Lingu[ae]} (-gw[=e]). [L., the tongue.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) A tongue. (b) A median process of the labium, at the under side of the mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue.
lingua n : a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity [syn: {tongue}, {glossa}, {clapper}] [also: {linguae} (pl)] linguae See {lingua}