Linguaform

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Uncommon form of linguiform (“shaped like a tongue”). form-of, uncommon

    "[T]ail linguaform, with angular oval soft scales, and hairs sparingly interspersed in their intestices; […]"

  2. 2
    In the form of language. uncommon

    "Second, [Stephen] Kosslyn thinks that the representations constructed in visual imagination are syntactically and semantically pictorial, rather than linguaform."

Synonyms

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glossallingualtongue shaped

Example

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"[T]ail linguaform, with angular oval soft scales, and hairs sparingly interspersed in their intestices; […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

With alteration after Classical Latin lingua (“tongue”).

Etymology 2

From Classical Latin lingua (“language”) + -form.

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