ˈgläsə, -lȯsə noun
( plural glos·sae -ˌsē, -ˌsī ; also glossas )
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek glōssa tongue
: a tongue or lingual structure especially in an insect: as
a. : the median distal lobe of the labium of many insects : lingua ; also : either of the two segments of which this lobe is often formed
b. : the long spirally coiled tongue of many butterflies and moths