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glossa

[ glos-uh, glaw-suh ]
/ ˈglɒs ə, ˈglɔ sə /
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noun, plural glos·sae [glos-ee, glaw-see], /ˈglɒs i, ˈglɔ si/, glos·sas.
Anatomy. the tongue.
Entomology. one of a pair of median, sometimes fused lobes of the labium of an insect.
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Origin of glossa

First recorded in 1885–90, glossa is from the Greek word glôssa tongue

Other definitions for glossa (2 of 2)

Glossa
[ glaw-suh ]
/ ˈglɔ sə /

noun
Cape, a promontory in SW Albania.
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British Dictionary definitions for glossa

glossa
/ (ˈɡlɒsə) /

noun plural -sae (-siː) or -sas
anatomy a technical word for the tongue
a paired tonguelike lobe in the labium of an insect

Derived forms of glossa

glossal, adjective
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