fissilingual

fissilingual
\\|fisə|liŋgwəl\ adjective
Etymology: fissi- + lingual
: of or relating to the Fissilinguia

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fissilingual /fi-si-lingˈgwəl/
adjective
With cloven tongue
ORIGIN: L fissus, from findere to cleave, and lingua tongue

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  • Fissilingual — Fis si*lin gual, a. [L. fissus (p. p. of findere to split) + E. lingual.] (Zo[ o]l.) Having the tongue forked. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fissilingual — fis·si·lin·gual …   English syllables

  • fissilingual — Having a forked tongue …   Grandiloquent dictionary

  • fissi- — combining form Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin fissus, past participle of findere to split more at bite 1. : divided : cleft fissilingual 2 …   Useful english dictionary

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