Lingula — is Latin for little tongue . It can stand for:* Lingula (genus) a brachiopod genus of the family Lingulidae, which is among the few brachiopods surviving today but also known from fossils over 50 million years old. * In anatomy: ** the Lingula of … Wikipedia
Lingula — Lin gu*la (l[i^][ng] g[ u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. { l[ae]} (l[i^][ng] g[ u]*l[=e]). [L., a little tongue.] 1. (Anat.) A tonguelike process or part. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of brachiopod shells belonging to the genus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lingula flags — Lingula Lin gu*la (l[i^][ng] g[ u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. { l[ae]} (l[i^][ng] g[ u]*l[=e]). [L., a little tongue.] 1. (Anat.) A tonguelike process or part. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of brachiopod shells belonging to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lingula reevii — Taxobox name = Inarticulated brachiopod regnum = Animalia phylum = Brachiopoda classis = Lingulata ordo = Lingulida familia = Lingulidae genus = Lingula species = L. reevii binomial = lingula reevii Lingula reevii is a brachiopod species known as … Wikipedia
LIGULA vel LINGULA — LIGULA, vel LINGULA an a ligando, an a lingua? definit Mart. l. 14. Apoph. Epigr. 120. cuius Epigraphe, Ligula argenten. Quamvis me ligulam dicant Equitesque Patresque: Dicor ab indoctis lingula Grammaticis. ubi gladiolum in speciem lingua, s.… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
lingulella — ˌliŋgyəˈlelə adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Lingulella, subdivision of the European Cambrian, from New Latin, genus of brachiopods, from Lingula, genus of burrowing brachiopods + ella : of or relating to a subdivision of the … Useful english dictionary
-lae — Lingula Lin gu*la (l[i^][ng] g[ u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. { l[ae]} (l[i^][ng] g[ u]*l[=e]). [L., a little tongue.] 1. (Anat.) A tonguelike process or part. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of brachiopod shells belonging to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lingulata — Taxobox name = Lingulata regnum = Animalia phylum = Brachiopoda classis = Lingulata subdivision ranks = Orders subdivision = *Acrotretida (extinct) *Discinida *Lingulida *Siphonotretida (extinct)Lingulata is a class of brachiopod, among the… … Wikipedia
linguloid — I. ˈliŋgyəˌlȯid adjective Etymology: New Latin Lingula + English oid : like or like that of a brachiopod of the genus Lingula II. noun ( s) : a brachiopod resembling or related to those of the genus … Useful english dictionary
evolution — evolutional, adj. evolutionally, adv. /ev euh looh sheuhn/ or, esp. Brit., /ee veuh /, n. 1. any process of formation or growth; development: the evolution of a language; the evolution of the airplane. 2. a product of such development; something… … Universalium
