Note: The adults of some species inhabit the nostrils and nasal sinuses of dogs and other carnivores. The young, after being swallowed by sheep, rabbits, etc., find their way to the lungs and liver and become encysted. These, when eaten by carnivores, develop into the adult forms.
LINGUIDENTAL
Lin`gui*den"tal, a. & n.
Defn: Linguadental.
LINGUIFORM Lin"gui*form, a. Etym: [L. lingua tongue + -form: cf. F. linguiforme.]
Defn: Having the form of the tongue; tongue-shaped.
LINGUIST Lin"guist, n. Etym: [L. lingua tongue, speech, language: cf. F. linguiste.]
1. A master of the use of language; a talker. [Obs.] I'll dispute with him; He's a rare linguist. J. Webster.
2. A person skilled in languages. There too were Gibbon, the greatest historian, and Jones, the greatest linguist, of the age. Macaulay.
LINGUISTIC; LINGUISTICAL
Lin*guis"tic, Lin*guis"tic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. linguistique.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to language; relating to linguistics, or to the affinities of languages.