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Lingula is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Lingula in a sentence

Lingula meaning

  1. A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 5/12 Roman ounce of wine, equivalent to about 11 mL.
  2. Any of several tongue-shaped bony structures, especially that which forms the anterior border of the mandibular foramen.
  3. Any small, fleshy tongue-shaped structure, such as in the anatomy of the brain or the human left lung, or in the whitefly vasiform orifice.

Using Lingula

  • The main meaning on this page is: A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 5/12 Roman ounce of wine, equivalent to about 11 mL. | Any of several tongue-shaped bony structures, especially that which forms the anterior border of the mandibular foramen. | Any small, fleshy tongue-shaped structure, such as in the anatomy of the brain or the human left lung, or in the whitefly vasiform orifice.

Context around Lingula

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

silurian 1×

Often after:

differs 1×

Sentence patterns with Lingula

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

lingula is among 1× such as lingula were unchanged 1× the silurian lingula differs but 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

darwin expected species 1× lingula is among 1× the silurian lingula 1×

Common sentence endings:

million years old 1× of this genus 1× the earliest fossils 1×

Words around Lingula

Just before it in the word index:

linguists 199 linguistics 257 linguistically 50 linguistical 2 linguistic 567 linguist 82

Just after it in the word index:

lingus 46 lingwood 2 lingya 2 lingzhi 2 lingzi 2 linh 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Lingula

  • In this selection, "lingula" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, silurian and differs stand out and add context to how "lingula" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include lingula is among and such as lingula were unchanged. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lingula" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lingula

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Silurian Lingula differs but little from the living species of this genus". (13 words)

Lingula is among the few brachiopods surviving today but also known from fossils over 500 million years old. (18 words)

Darwin expected species to change slowly, but not at the same rate – some organisms such as Lingula were unchanged since the earliest fossils. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

Darwin expected species to change slowly, but not at the same rate – some organisms such as Lingula were unchanged since the earliest fossils. (23 words)

Lingula is among the few brachiopods surviving today but also known from fossils over 500 million years old. (18 words)

The Silurian Lingula differs but little from the living species of this genus". (13 words)

Example sentences (3)

Darwin expected species to change slowly, but not at the same rate – some organisms such as Lingula were unchanged since the earliest fossils.

Lingula is among the few brachiopods surviving today but also known from fossils over 500 million years old.

The Silurian Lingula differs but little from the living species of this genus".

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lingula" in a sentence?
An example: "Darwin expected species to change slowly, but not at the same rate – some organisms such as Lingula were unchanged since the earliest fossils." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "lingula" from authentic English texts.
What does "lingula" mean?
Lingula means: A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 5/12 Roman ounce of wine, equivalent to about 11 mL.
How many example sentences with "lingula" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "lingula", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.