fissilingual

English

Etymology

From Latin fissus (p.p. of findere (“to split”)) + lingual.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪŋɡwəl

Adjective

fissilingual (comparative more fissilingual, superlative most fissilingual)

1. (zoology) Having a forked tongue.

   Synonym: fork-tongued

   fissilingual lizard

References

• “fissilingual”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.