tong

Definitions of tong
  1. noun
    a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
    synonyms: claqueur
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    type of:
    orgaan
    a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
  2. noun
    right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European
    synonyms: zeetong
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    type of:
    platgoed
    any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side
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