ˌtenēəˈgläsə, -lȯsə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from taen- + -glossa
: a large suborder of Pectinibranchia comprising marine and freshwater gastropod mollusks in which the odontophore is long and narrow and usually bears seven teeth in each transverse row — compare heteropoda , platypoda
• tae·nio·glos·sate -sə̇t, -ˌsāt adjective or noun