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The aim of the current study is to identify the morphological description of the tongue in mongoose (Herpestes
javanicus) and its relation to the feeding pattern. For this purpose the (5) samples of tongues were dissected from the head of
mongoosecaught from different areas of Al-Najaf province, cleaned in normal saline and examined under the dissecting
microscope. The results showed the absence of the middle groove in the lingual apex area. As well as the absence of lingual
prominence in the body area. The dorsal surface is characterized by the presence of four types from lingual papillae (filiform,
cylindrical, fungiform, circumvallate), while the ventral surface is free of lingual papillae. The filiform papillae spread throughout
the dor
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