- fissilingual
- Having a forked tongue
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
fissilingual
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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 — |fisə|liŋgwəl adjective Etymology: fissi + lingual : of or relating to the Fissilinguia * * * fissilingual /fi si lingˈgwəl/ adjective With cloven tongue ORIGIN: L fissus, from findere to cleave, and lingua tongue … Useful english dictionary
fissilingual — fis·si·lin·gual … English syllables
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
