1. A mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
   "The lingua, or tongue, is essential for speech and swallowing";
   - tongue, clapper [informal]

Derived forms: linguae

Type of: articulator, organ

Part of: cakehole [Brit, informal], gob [Brit, informal], hole [informal], kisser [informal], maw [informal], mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, pharynx, throat, trap [informal], yap [N. Amer, informal]

Encyclopedia: Lingua