Linguata

plural noun

Lin·​gua·​ta

liŋˈgwätə,

-wātə

in some especially former classifications

: a large suborder of Salientia including all toads and frogs having a tongue and separate openings for the eustachian tubes compare aglossa , phaneroglossa

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Late Latin, neuter plural of linguatus tongued, eloquent, from Latin lingua tongue + -atus -ate

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