GLOSSA


Meaning of GLOSSA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈglä-sə, ˈglȯ- ]

noun

( plural glos·sae -ˌsē, -ˌsī ; also glossas )

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek glōssa

Date: circa 1852

: a tongue or lingual structure especially in an insect ; especially : the median distal lobe of the labium of an insect

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