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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 lin·gual /ˈlɪŋgwəl ||ˈlɪŋgjəwəl/
 (a.)舌的,舌音的,語言的舌音,舌音字

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 lin·gual /ˈlɪŋg(jə)wəl/ 形容詞
 舌的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Lin·gual a.
 1. Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter.
 Lingual ribbon. Zool. See Odontophore.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Lin·gual, 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.
 Note:In Sanskrit grammar certain letters, as , ṭh, , ḍh, , 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.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 lingual
      adj 1: consisting of or related to language; "linguistic behavior";
             "a linguistic atlas"; "lingual diversity" [syn: linguistic]
             [ant: nonlinguistic]
      2: pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue;
         "lingual inflammation"; "the lingual surface of the teeth"