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Meaning of GLOSSA

Pronunciation:  'glâsu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
 
 Synonyms: clapper, lingua, tongue
 
 See Also: articulator, gustatory organ, mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, organ, pharynx, rima oris, taste bud, tastebud, throat

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Glos"sa\, n.; pl. {Gloss?}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the tongue.]
(Zo["o]l.)
The tongue, or lingua, of an insect. See {Hymenoptera}.
 

 

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