(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:40:29

Fis`si*lin"gui*a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. fissus (p.p. o f findere to split) + lingua tongue.] Zool.

A group of Lacertilia having the tongue forked, including the common lizards.

[Written also Fissilingues.]

 

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