— glottidean /glo tid"ee euhn, glaw-/ , adj.
/glot"is/ , n. , pl. glottises, glottides /glot"i deez'/ . Anat.
the opening at the upper part of the larynx, between the vocal cords.
[ 1570-80; glottís, deriv. of glôtta tongue (Ionic glôssa; see GLOSS 2 ) ]