lingualis

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US/lɪŋˈɡwæl.ɪs/US/lɪŋˈɡweɪ.lɪs/US/lɪŋˈɡwɑl.ɪs/

noun

A longitudinal band of muscular fibres, situated on the undersurface of the tongue, lying in the interval between the hyoglossus and the geniohyoglossus, and extending from the base to the apex of the organ.

OriginNew Latin linguālis →
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Meanings

nounlingualis (plural linguales)

plural linguales

  1. anatomyA longitudinal band of muscular fibres, situated on the undersurface of the tongue, lying in the interval between the hyoglossus and the geniohyoglossus, and extending from the base to the apex of the organ.

Origin

  1. New Latinlinguālis
  2. Englishlingualis

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin linguālis, ellipsis of mūsculus linguālis (“lingual muscle”). Doublet of lingual.

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APA

lingualis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lingualis

MLA

“lingualis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lingualis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lingualis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lingualis.

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