Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
phaneroglossate : contrasted with aglossal.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Having a conspicious tongue; -- said of certain reptiles and insects.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective zoology Having a
conspicuous tongue .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek evident + tongue.
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hernesheir commented on the word phaneroglossal
Having a conspicuous tongue. The rock band Kiss leaps to mind.
January 19, 2013