lingula

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/lɪŋɡjələ/

noun

A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of ⁵⁄₁₂ Roman ounce of wine, equivalent to about 11 mL.

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Meanings

nounlingula (plural lingulas or lingulae)

plural lingulas · plural lingulae

  1. historicalA Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of ⁵⁄₁₂ Roman ounce of wine, equivalent to about 11 mL.
  2. anatomyAny of several tongue-shaped bony structures, especially that which forms the anterior border of the mandibular foramen.
  3. anatomyAny small, fleshy tongue-shaped structure, such as in the anatomy of the brain or the human left lung, or in the whitefly vasiform orifice.

Origin

  1. Latinlingula“tonguelet, small unit of volume”
  2. Englishlingula

Borrowed from Latin lingula (“tonguelet, small unit of volume”), from lingua (“tongue”) + -ula (“-ule: forming diminutives”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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