[ 'lɪŋgjʊleɪt ]
■ adjective
1》 Botany & Zoology tongue-shaped.
2》 Zoology denoting a burrowing brachiopod with an inarticulate shell and a long pedicle.
Origin
C19: from L. lingulatus , based on lingua 'tongue'.
[ 'lɪŋgjʊleɪt ]
■ adjective
1》 Botany & Zoology tongue-shaped.
2》 Zoology denoting a burrowing brachiopod with an inarticulate shell and a long pedicle.
Origin
C19: from L. lingulatus , based on lingua 'tongue'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004