fissilingues

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fissilingues - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Fissilinguia \Fis`si*lin"gui*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. fissus (p.
     p. o f findere to split) + lingua tongue.] (Zool.)
     A group of Lacertilia having the tongue forked, including the
     common lizards. [Written also Fissilingues.]
     [1913 Webster]