Having a forked or split tongue; possessing a tongue divided into separate parts or lobes.
From Latin 'fissus' (split) + 'lingua' (tongue); describes a specific anatomical feature found in certain animal species.
Snakes are famously fissilingual, and that forked tongue isn't just for looks—it's a sensory organ that picks up chemical signals in a way our single tongue can't even imagine!
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