lingua

noun, plural lin·guae [ling-gwee] /ˈlɪŋ gwi/.

1. the tongue or a part like a tongue.

noun plural -guae (-ɡwiː) anatomy

1. the technical name for tongue
2. any tongue-like structure

n. pl. lin•guae (-gwē′)

1. The tongue.
2. A tonguelike anatomical structure.