fissilingual

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɪŋɡwəl

Adjective

fissilingual (comparative more fissilingual, superlative most fissilingual)

(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.

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