"lingua" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɪŋ.ɡwə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lingua.wav [Southern-England] Forms: linguae [plural], linguas [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin lingua (“the tongue”). Doublet of langue and tongue. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|la|lingua||the tongue}} Unadapted borrowing from Latin lingua (“the tongue”), {{doublet|en|langue|tongue}} Doublet of langue and tongue Head templates: {{en-noun|linguae|+}} lingua (plural linguae or linguas)
  1. (anatomy) Synonym of tongue. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Organs Synonyms: tongue [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-lingua-en-noun-WcTyPFTD Disambiguation of Organs: 61 39 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (entomology) A median process of the labium, at the underside of the mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue. Categories (topical): Entomology
    Sense id: en-lingua-en-noun-TQdj7vBK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lingua franca

Inflected forms

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