a. [ L. lingua tongue: cf. F. lingual. See Tongue, and cf. Language. ]
Lingual ribbon. (Zool.)
n. A consonant sound formed by the aid of the tongue; -- a term especially applied to certain articulations (as those of t, d, th, and n) and to the letters denoting them. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ In Sanskrit grammar certain letters, as &tsdot_;, &tsdot_;h, &dsdot_;, &dsdot_;h, &nsdot_;, are called linguals, cerebrals, or cacuminals. They are uttered with the tip of the tongue turned up and drawn back into the dome of the palate. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being lingual. [ 1913 Webster ]