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Insect tongue
Answer for the clue "Insect tongue ", 6 letters:
glossa
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Word definitions for glossa in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Glossa \Glos"sa\, n.; pl. Gloss[ae] . [NL., fr. Gr. ? the tongue.] (Zo["o]l.) The tongue, or lingua, of an insect. See Hymenoptera .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity [syn: tongue , lingua , clapper ] [also: glossae (pl)]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Glossa may refer to several things: glossa (γλῶσσα), a Greek word meaning " tongue " or " language ", used in several English words including gloss , glossary , glossitis , and others Glossa (journal) , a peer-reviewed academic journal of linguistics established ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context zoology English) The tongue, or lingua, of an insect.
Usage examples of glossa.
If Agnes Herries ever stumbles on a glossa interlinearis there -will be civil war.