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单词 glossa
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glossa


glos·sa

G0156400 (glô′sə, glŏs′ə)n. pl. glos·sae (glô′sē, glŏs′ē) or glos·sas 1. Anatomy The tongue.2. Zoology A tonguelike structure in the labium of an insect.
[Greek glōssa, tongue.]
glos′sal adj.

glossa

(ˈɡlɒsə) n, pl -sae (-siː) or -sas1. (Anatomy) anatomy a technical word for tongue12. (Zoology) a paired tonguelike lobe in the labium of an insect ˈglossal adj

glos•sa

(ˈglɒs ə, ˈglɔ sə)

n., pl. glos•sae (ˈglɒs i, ˈglɔ si)
glos•sas. 1. the tongue. 2. one of a pair of median, sometimes fused lobes of the labium of an insect. [1885–90; < Greek glôssa tongue]
Thesaurus
Noun1.glossa - a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavityglossa - a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavitylingua, tongue, clapperorgan - a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular functionarticulator - a movable speech organmouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris - the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy"gustatory organ, taste bud, tastebud - an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tonguepharynx, throat - the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
Translations

glossa


glossa

[′gläs·ə] (invertebrate zoology) A tongue or tonguelike structure in insects, especially the median projection of the labium.

glossa


tongue

(tŭng), [TA] 1. A mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane, occupying the cavity of the mouth and forming part of its floor, constituting also by its posterior portion the anterior wall of the pharynx. It bears taste buds and assists in mastication, deglutition, and articulation of speech. Synonym(s): glossa, lingua (1) 2. A tonguelike structure. Synonym(s): lingua (2) [A.S. tunge]

glossa

(glô′sə, glŏs′ə)n. pl. glossae (glô′sē, glŏs′ē) or glossas 1. Anatomy The tongue.2. Zoology A tonguelike structure in the labium of an insect.
glos′sal adj.

tongue

(tŭng) [TA] 1. A mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane, occupying the cavity of the mouth and forming part of its floor, constituting also by its posterior portion the anterior wall of the pharynx. It bears the organ of taste, assists in mastication and deglutition, and is the principal instrument of articulate speech.
Synonym(s): lingua (1) [TA] , glossa.
2. A tonguelike structure.
Synonym(s): lingua (2) [TA] .
[A.S. tunge]

glossa


  • noun

Synonyms for glossa

noun a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

Synonyms

  • lingua
  • tongue
  • clapper

Related Words

  • organ
  • articulator
  • mouth
  • oral cavity
  • oral fissure
  • rima oris
  • gustatory organ
  • taste bud
  • tastebud
  • pharynx
  • throat
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