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lingula

/ling-gyuh-luh/US // ˈlɪŋ gyə lə //

凌波微步,玲珑,凌云,凌云阁

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural lin·gu·lae [ling-gyuh-lee]. /ˈlɪŋ gyəˌli/.

    • : a tongue-shaped organ, process, or tissue.

Examples

  • The genus Lingula (Mollusca) has also come down from remotest ages, having outlived all its earlier associates.

  • Another interesting point is a most curious chemical relation of the Lingula, with reference to the material of its shell.

  • Lingula, among others, is remarkable as being a form that has survived from the earliest geological period to the present day.

  • The specimens of existing Lingula are precisely similar to those found in the earliest geological formations.

  • Having minute hairs as in Orbicula, Lingula, &c. and the jointed feelers of the Cirripedes.

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