lingua

Synonym of tongue.

• Let your lingua loiter on its salty, hard surface. When you finally crack the nut, don’t swallow it right away.
• “I believe it’s from the condition he’s acquired,” she answered while moving closer to examine the elongated lingua. “You can put it back in your mouth now.”

A median process of the labium, at the underside of the mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue.