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The '''tongue''' was a [[body]] part used for [[taste|tasting]] and communication. According to the [[Sixth Doctor]], the tongue contained 10,000 [[sensory receptor]]s, greatly dwarfing the [[nose]]'s 400. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Carrionite Curse (audio story)|The Carrionite Curse]]'') | The '''tongue''' was a [[body]] part used for [[taste|tasting]] and communication. According to the [[Sixth Doctor]], the tongue contained 10,000 [[sensory receptor]]s, greatly dwarfing the [[nose]]'s 400. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Carrionite Curse (audio story)|The Carrionite Curse]]'') | ||
[[Agamemnon]] ordered [[Odysseus]] to have [[Steven Taylor]]'s tongue cut out for insolence, but the [[First Doctor]] stopped this from happening. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]'') | |||
After finding and taking a [[black orchid (flower)|black orchid]] while on an expedition in the [[Amazon]], [[botanist]] [[George Cranleigh]] was captured by the [[Kojabe]] tribe. Believing the orchid sacred, they mutilated Cranleigh and cut out his tongue for the crime of theft. ([[TV]]: ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'') | After finding and taking a [[black orchid (flower)|black orchid]] while on an expedition in the [[Amazon]], [[botanist]] [[George Cranleigh]] was captured by the [[Kojabe]] tribe. Believing the orchid sacred, they mutilated Cranleigh and cut out his tongue for the crime of theft. ([[TV]]: ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'') | ||
Some [[Time Lord]]s could determine what was in a substance by touching it to their tongue. [[Romana II]] tasted a mineral with her tongue on [[Skaro]] to guess its composition. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') The [[Tenth Doctor]] was able to tell not only that the [[Sycorax]] were using [[blood control]], but what [[blood type]] they were using by tasting it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') While visiting Queen [[Victoria]], he could tell there was [[mistletoe]] oil on some woodwork by licking it. ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw | Some [[Time Lord]]s could determine what was in a substance by touching it to their tongue. [[Romana II]] tasted a mineral with her tongue on [[Skaro]] to guess its composition. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') The [[Tenth Doctor]] was able to tell not only that the [[Sycorax]] were using [[blood control]], but what [[blood type]] they were using by tasting it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') While visiting [[Queen]] [[Victoria]], he could tell there was [[mistletoe]] oil on some woodwork by licking it. ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'') | ||
Certain species could use their tongues as weapons. [[Tetrap]]s had a forked tongue which could inject a paralysing [[poison]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (novelisation)|Time and the Rani]]'') One tribe of [[Silurian]]s encountered in [[Wales]] had long tongues which they could flick to inject a venom, which was [[mutation|mutagenic]] to [[human]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Hungry Earth (TV story)|The Hungry Earth]]''/''[[Cold Blood (TV story)|Cold Blood]]'') [[Zygon]]s had venom sacs in their tongues. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | |||
[[Category:Digestive system]] | [[Category:Digestive system]] | ||
[[Category:Taste]] | [[Category:Taste]] | ||
[[Category:Voice]] | [[Category:Voice]] | ||
[[Category:Organs from the real world]] | [[Category:Organs from the real world]] | ||
