Lingula is
Latin for "little
tongue". It can stand for:
*
''Lingula'' (brachiopod), a brachiopod genus of the family Lingulidae, which is among the few brachiopods surviving today but also known from fossils over 500 million years old
*
Lingala language, a Bantu language
* In anatomy:
** the
Lingula of left lung
The lungs are the primary organs of the respiratory system in humans and most other animals, including some snails and a small number of fish. In mammals and most other vertebrates, two lungs are located near the backbone on either side of t ...
, one of the segments of the left lung with a tongue-shape
** The
Sphenoidal lingula
Along the posterior part of the lateral margin of the carotid groove of the sphenoid bone, in the angle between the body and great wing
The greater wing of the sphenoid bone, or alisphenoid, is a bony process of the sphenoid bone; there is one o ...
, a part of the sphenoid bone
** The
Lingula of mandible, a ridge on the medial aspect of the body of the mandible, just anterior to the mandibular foramen
** the
Lingula of cerebellum
The lingula is a small tongue-shaped process, consisting of four or five folia
''La Folía'' (Spanish), or ''Follies'' (English), also known as ''folies d'Espagne'' (French), ''La Follia'' (Italian), and ''Folia'' (Portuguese), is one of the old ...
**
Taenia of fourth ventricle
In the brain, the taenia of the fourth ventricle (lingula, tenia of fourth ventricle) are two narrow bands of white matter, one on either side, which complete the lower part of the roof of the fourth ventricle.
Each consists of a vertical and a ...
** In the vasiform orifice of the
Aleyrodidae
Whiteflies are Hemipterans that typically feed on the undersides of plant leaves. They comprise the family Aleyrodidae, the only family in the superfamily Aleyrodoidea. More than 1550 species have been described.
Description and taxonomy
The A ...
a small, tongue-like organ assisting in the excretion of honeydew
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