- bifid tongue
- a tongue that is divided in its anterior part by a longitudinal fissure; called also cleft t.
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bifid tongue
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bifid — [bī′fid΄] adj. [L bifidus, forked: see BI 1 & FID] divided into two equal parts by a cleft, as the end of a snake s tongue; forked bifidity [bīfid′ə tē] n. bifidly [bi′fid΄lē] adv … English World dictionary
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