Category:Vermilinguia

Ver`mi*lin"gui*a, n. pl. Etym: [nl., fr. L. vermis worm + lingua Tongue.] [called also vermilingues.] (zoöl.) (a) a tribe of edentates comprising the south american ant-eaters. The tongue is long, slender, exsertile, and very flexible, whence the Name. (b) a tribe of old world lizards which comprises the chameleon. They Have long, flexible tongues.