2 definitions
for lingua
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Lingua \Lin"gua\ (l[i^][ng]"gw[.a]), n.; pl. Lingu[ae]
(l[i^][ng]"gw[=e]). [L., the tongue.] (Zool.)
(a) A tongue.
(b) A median process of the labium, at the under side of the
mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
lingua
n : a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous
membrane and located in the oral cavity [syn: tongue, glossa,
clapper]
[also: linguae (pl)]