lingulate
In the shape of a tongue
Adjective
- In the shape of a tongue
- The infaunal benthic community was dominated by a number of suspension- or deposit-feeding forms, such as lingulate brachiopods, as well as some primary consumers, such as the priapulid worm Maotianshania and the...
Origin
Etymology tree Latin lingula English -ate English lingulate From Latin lingula (“little tongue, small flap”) + English -ate.