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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A process of the mucous membrane of the floor of the mouth developed between the tip of the tongue and the symphysis of the lower jaw of some animals, as lemurs: it may acquire considerable size, and become denticulated or pectinated.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Anat.) A process or fold below the tongue in some animals.

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  • noun anatomy A muscular secondary tongue found below the primary tongue in prosimian primates.

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