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One of a pair of small appendages of the lingua or labium of certain insects. See Illust. under Hymenoptera.

Having a conspicious tongue; -- said of certain reptiles and insects.

A division of gastropod mollusks having the teeth of the radula arranged in long transverse rows, somewhat like the barbs of a feather.

Of or pertaining to the Ptenoglossa.

Having the tongue finely notched along the sides, so as to have a featherlike appearance, as the toucans.

A division of marine gastropods having a retractile proboscis and three longitudinal rows of teeth on the radula. It includes many of the large ornamental shells, as the miters, murices, olives, purpuras, volutes, and whelks. See Illust. in Append.

A division of gastropod mollusks having a large number of long, divergent, hooklike, lingual teeth in each transverse row. It includes the scutibranchs. See Illustration in Appendix.

Same as Pellibranchiata.

Of or pertaining to styloid process and the tongue.

Situated under the tongue; sublingual.

A division of monotremes which comprises the spiny ant-eaters of Australia and New Guinea. See Illust. under Echidna.

An extensive division of gastropod mollusks in which the odontophore is long and narrow, and usually bears seven rows of teeth. It includes a large number of families both marine and fresh- water.

Of or pertaining to the Tænioglossa.

A division of marine gastropod mollusks in which the radula are converted into poison fangs. The cone shells (Conus), Pleurotoma, and Terebra, are examples. See Illust. of Cone, n., 4, Pleurotoma, and Terebra.

A genus of ferns (Ophioglossum), whose seeds are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue.

The similar plant Anchusa officinalis; bugloss; also, the American puccoon.

A South American bird, of the genus Pleroglossius, allied to the toucans. There are several species.

The palm (or great black) cockatoo, of Australia (Microglossus aterrimus).

olidation of a building, as in sustaining slender columns, holding up canopies, etc. Oxf. Gloss.

used as columns to support an entablature; -- called also telamones. See Caryatides. Oxf. Gloss.