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Meaning of lingula | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
lɪŋɡjələ

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Français lingula
Italiano lingula
Latina lingula

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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