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glos·sa
\ˈgläsə, -lȯsə\ noun
(plural glos·sae \-ˌsē, -ˌsī\ ; also glossas)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek glōssa tongue
: a tongue or lingual structure especially in an insect: as
a. : the median distal lobe of the labium of many insects : lingua; also : either of the two segments of which this lobe is often formed
b. : the long spirally coiled tongue of many butterflies and moths |