7. A people having a distinct language.

A will gather all nations and tongues.

Isa. lxvi. 18.

8. (Zoöl.) (a) The lingual ribbon, or odontophore, of a mollusk. (b)

The proboscis of a moth or a butterfly. (c) The lingua of an insect.

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