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| glos·sa [ gláwssə, glóssə ] (plural glos·sae [ glàwssee ] or glos·sas) |
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1. anatomy
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Same as tongue (sense 1)
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2. insect's mouth structure: a structure in the mouth of an insect that resembles a tongue
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| [Late 19th century. Via modern Latin< Greek glōssa "tongue, language, obscure word"] |
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 glos·sal adjective |
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