linguiform

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adjective

Shaped like a tongue.

OriginRenaissance Latin linguifōrmis ← Classical Latin lingua →
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Meanings

adjectivelinguiform (comparative more linguiform, superlative most linguiform)

comparative more linguiform · superlative most linguiform · alternative obsolete linguæform · alternative uncommon linguaform

  1. Shaped like a tongue.

Origin

  1. Classical Latinlingua“tongue”
  2. Renaissance Latinlinguifōrmis
  3. Englishlinguiform

From Renaissance Latin linguifōrmis, from Classical Latin lingua (“tongue”) + -fōrmis (“shaped”).

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Translations

Irish teangachruthach
  • teangachruthachshaped like a tongue
Italian linguiforme
  • linguiformeshaped like a tongue
Cite this entry
APA

linguiform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linguiform

MLA

“linguiform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linguiform. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “linguiform,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linguiform.

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