Fissilingual

//fɪ.sɪˈlɪŋɡwəl// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a forked tongue.

    "fissilingual lizard"

Synonyms

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fork-tongued

Etymology

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

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