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linguoid

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linguoid (not comparable)

  1. Having the shape of a tongue
    • 2015 September 1, James C. Lamsdell et al., “The oldest described eurypterid: a giant Middle Ordovician (Darriwilian) megalograptid from the Winneshiek Lagerstätte of Iowa”, in BMC Evolutionary Biology‎[1], volume 15, →DOI:
      The rostral region of the ventral plate is drawn out posteriorly into a linguoid projection (Fig. 1d, e, f ) which extends back between the prosomal appendage insertions (Fig. 3 ).
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