Hypernym

noun

a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function

noun

a movable speech organ

Pertainym (pertains to noun)

adjective

beneath the tongue

adjective

pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue

adjective

pertaining to the tongue and throat

Part_meronym

noun

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

noun

an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue

noun

the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone

tongue 1

noundomain: body part

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

Synonyms

lingua 1
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
glossa 1
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
clapper 2
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity