LINGUISTICALLY
Lin*guis"tic*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In a linguistic manner; from the point of view of a linguist.
Tylor.
LINGUISTICS
Lin*guis"tics, n. Etym: [Cf. F. linguistique.]
Defn: The science of languages, or of the origin, signification, and application of words; glossology.
LINGULA
Lin"gu*la, n.; pl. -læ. Etym: [L., a little tongue.]
1. (Anat.)
Defn: A tonguelike process or part.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of brachiopod shells belonging to the genus Lingula, and related genera. See Brachiopoda, and Illustration in Appendix. Lingula flags (Geol.), a group of strata in the lower Silurian or Cambrian system of Wales, in which some of the layers contain vast numbers of a species of Lingula.
LINGULATE
Lin"gu*late, a. Etym: [L. lingulatus, fr. lingula a little tongue.
Cf. Ligulate.]