"fissilingual" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more fissilingual [comparative], most fissilingual [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪŋɡwəl Etymology: From Latin fissus (p.p. of findere (“to split”)) + lingual. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|fissus}} Latin fissus, {{m|la|findere||to split}} findere (“to split”), {{m|en|lingual}} lingual Head templates: {{en-adj}} fissilingual (comparative more fissilingual, superlative most fissilingual)
  1. (zoology) Having a forked tongue. Categories (topical): Zoology Synonyms: fork-tongued
    Sense id: en-fissilingual-en-adj-Z58D7xT7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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