Serpent's tongue

(Paleon.)

the fossil tooth of a shark; - so called from its resemblance to a tongue with its root.

serpent's tongue

1. A tendency to speak maliciously. A: "He has such a serpent's tongue that I hate to be around him." B: "Of course you do—who wants to be verbally attacked all the time?"2. A nickname for a fossilized shark's tooth. I think they call a shark's tooth a serpent's tongue because of how the root is forked.See also: tongue

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