| Term Name: | tongue |
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| Definition: | A multi-tissue mediosagittal cylinder-shaped structure, clearly isolated from the jaw and adhered by differentiated plicae to the lateral walls. It is composed of a muscle surrounded by a squamous epithelium. |
| Appears at: | Unknown |
| Evident until: | Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005333] |
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