我也参考了韦氏词典，其中把这一古老希腊词语跟别的希腊语——“glochin”或“glochis”联系了起来，这两个词的意思为“一个伸出来的点”，我想这也跟“伸出舌头”恰好相符了。

And I see that Merriam-Webster relates this old Greek word to another old Greek word glochin - or glochis meaning "a projecting point" which I guess fits with sticking out your tongue.

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把你的脸凑到婴儿的面前，像这样对婴儿做鬼脸，把你的舌头伸出来。

Stick your face right up to the newborn baby and go like this and stick your tongue out.

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蜥蜴的舌头突然伸出来把苍蝇卷入口中。

The lizard's tongue snot out and scooped up the fly.

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蜥蜴的舌头突然伸出来把苍蝇卷入口中。

The lizard's tongue snot out and scooped up the fly.

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