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Lingual adj.

Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter.

Lying near the tongue; especially, in dentistry, on the surface of the tooth next to the tongue. Contrasted with buccal, the side of a tooth touching the cheek, i. e. the side opposite to the lingual side.

Lingual ribbon. (Zool.) See Odontophore.

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Etymology of 'Lingual'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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Words linked to "Lingual" : nonlinguistic, audio-lingual, lingual vein, consonant, audio lingual acquisition, lingua, tongue, lingual artery, linguistic