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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the muscles of the tongue.
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- noun A
bone in the human neck which supports the tongue.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles
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