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Definition of Tonguelike
1. Adjective. Resembling a tongue in form or function.
Definition of Tonguelike
1. Adjective. Resembling a tongue or some aspect of one. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tonguelike
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tonguelike
Literary usage of Tonguelike
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Secondary Xylem of Hawaiian Trees by Forest Buffen Harkness Brown (1922)
"(2) A solid tonguelike projection may extend beyond the perforation, overlapping the
... tonguelike projections are apparently derived from tracheid-like ..."
2. The Popular Science Monthly (1893)
"A large core of flint has been taken, and out of it a flake has been got which
has been not only worked into a flame or tonguelike shape, but has been ..."
3. The Popular Science Monthly (1893)
"A large core of flint has been taken, and out of it a flake has been got which
has been not only worked into a flame or tonguelike shape, but has been ..."
4. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"A moulding of considerable projection as compared to its width, and symmetrical ;
its section having a tapering tonguelike shape. The term appears to be of ..."
5. Bulletin by Mount Weather Observatory, Bluemont, Va, United States Weather Bureau (1912)
"The surface isotherms on the weather map of February 7, 1910, omitted from the
reproduction for the sake of simplicity, show a tonguelike projection of low ..."
6. Insect Life: An Introduction to Nature-study and a Guide for Teachers by John Henry Comstock (1901)
"... and a tonguelike organ, the hypopharynx. The jaws open sidewise instead of up
and down, as do the jaws of the higher animals. The upper pair of jaws are ..."
7. Weeds of the North Central States edited by Lloyd M. Wax, Richard S. Fawcett, Duane Isely (1999)
"Leaves in circles of 5 or 6 at each joint of the stems, smooth, tonguelike.
Flowers small, white, several at each joint. Seeds very small, orange-red, ..."
8. Aquatic Insects in New York State by James George Needham (1903)
"The hypopharynx [fig.5] is tonguelike, with two long basal pieces. Its apex and
its dorsal surface are covered with pointed papillae; ventrally, ..."
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