paraglossa

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paraglossa - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Paraglossa \Par`a*glos"sa\ (p[a^]r`[.a]*gl[o^]s"s[.a]), n.; pl.
     Paragloss[ae] (p[a^]r`[.a]*gl[o^]s"s[=e]). [NL., from Gr.
     para` beside + glw^ssa tongue.] (Zool.)
     One of a pair of small appendages of the lingua or labium of
     certain insects. See Illust. under Hymenoptera.
     [1913 Webster]