fissilingual

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/fɪ.sɪˈlɪŋɡwəl/

adjective

Having a forked tongue.

“fissilingual lizard”

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adjectivefissilingual (comparative more fissilingual, superlative most fissilingual)

comparative more fissilingual · superlative most fissilingual

  1. biologyHaving a forked tongue.

    fissilingual lizard

    Synonyms: fork-tongued

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving a forked tongue.

Origin

  1. Latinfissus
  2. Englishfissilingual

From Latin fissus (p.p. of findere (“to split”)) + lingual.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

fissilingual. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fissilingual

MLA

“fissilingual.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fissilingual. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fissilingual,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fissilingual.

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