"paraglossa" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: paraglossas [plural], paraglossae [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek [Term?] (“beside”) + [Term?] (“tongue”) Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|||beside}} Ancient Greek [Term?] (“beside”), {{m|grc|||tongue}} [Term?] (“tongue”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|paraglossae}} paraglossa (plural paraglossas or paraglossae)
  1. (zoology) One of a pair of small appendages of the lingua or labium of certain insects. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-paraglossa-en-noun-Ygq6BCqD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Inflected forms

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