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glossotheca Ent.|glɒsəʊˈθiːkə|
[mod.L. glossothēca, f. Gr. γλωσσο-, γλῶσσα tongue + θήκη case.]
The tongue-case, or that part of the integument of a pupa which encloses the haustellum.
1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. (1828) III. xxx. 250 The glossotheca covers both the legs and tongue in some of the sphinxes. |