glossa

¹ American  

[glos-uh, glaw-suh] / ˈglɒs ə, ˈglɔ sə /

noun

plural

glossae, glossas

1. Anatomy. the tongue.

2. Entomology. one of a pair of median, sometimes fused lobes of the labium of an insect.

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Glossa ² American  

[glaw-suh] / ˈglɔ sə /

noun

1. Cape, a promontory in SW Albania.

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glossa British  

/ ˈɡlɒsə /

noun

1. anatomy a technical word for the tongue

2. a paired tonguelike lobe in the labium of an insect

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Other Word Forms

• glossal adjective

Etymology

Origin of glossa

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

Example Sentences

The so-called glossa ordinaria had in Luther's time an authority almost equal to that of the corpus juris itself.

From Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) by Luther, Martin

The reference to the "glossa of Theotypas" is part of the fiction.

From A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) by Orr, Sutherland, Mrs.

Lingua spiralis: the spiral tongue of Lepidoptera: see glossa.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Primo, quantum ad fidem, quia videntes Eum in forma in qua erat minor Patre, non ita de facili crederent Eum �qualem Patri, ut dicit glossa super Joannem.

From The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus by Teresa, of Avila, Saint

D, Lower lip: d1, submentum; d2, mentum; d3, labial palp; d4, glossa; d5, paraglossa.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various