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Meaning of PARAGLOSSA

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Par`a*glos"sa\ (-gl[o^]s"s[.a]), n.; pl.
{Paragloss[ae]} (-s[=e]). [NL., from Gr. para` beside +
glw^ssa tongue.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of a pair of small appendages of the lingua or labium of
certain insects. See Illust. under {Hymenoptera}.
 
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