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Same as Linguatulina.

An order of wormlike, degraded, parasitic arachnids. They have two pairs of retractile hooks, near the mouth. Called also Pentastomida.

Linguadental.

Having the form of the tongue; tongue-shaped.

A master of the use of language; a talker. [Obs.] I'll dispute with him; He's a rare linguist. J. Webster.

Of or pertaining to language; relating to linguistics, or to the affinities of languages.

In a linguistic manner; from the point of view of a linguist. Tylor.

The science of languages, or of the origin, signification, and application of words; glossology.

A tonguelike process or part.

Shaped like the tongue or a strap; ligulate.

Bearing flax; producing linen.

A liquid or semiliquid preparation of a consistence thinner than an ointment, applied to the skin by friction, esp. one used as a sedative or a stimulant.

The act of one who lines; the act or process of making lines, or of inserting a lining.

A torch made of tow and pitch, or the like. Shak.

A valve gear, consisting of two eccentrics with their rods, giving motion to a slide valve by an adjustable connecting bar, called the link, in such a way that the motion of the engine can be reversed, or the cut-off varied, at will; -- used very generally in locomotives and marine engines.

The act of linking; the state of being linked; also, a system of links.

A boy or man that carried a link or torch to light passengers.

A tract of ground laid out for the game of golf; a golfing green.

A fabric consisting of links made of metal or other material fastened together; also, a chain. And thou shalt make hooks of gold, and two chains of fine gold; linkwork and wreathed. Udall.

The twin flower which grows in cold northern climates.