What is "glossa"

Glossa \Glos"sa\, n.; pl. Gloss[ae]. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the tongue.] (Zo["o]l.) The tongue, or lingua, of an insect. See Hymenoptera.

n. (context zoology English) The tongue, or lingua, of an insect.

1. n. a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity [syn: tongue, lingua, clapper]

2. [also: glossae (pl)]

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 as a competitor to Lingua
• glossai (glossai hosei puros) - Apostles' marvelous gift of understanding of all the languages from the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost
• glossa (music), a Spanish musical form, cultivated by Eduard Toldrà and others
• Glossa Music, a Spanish music label
• Glossa Ordinaria, a medieval scholarly Bible in which the text is surrounded by learned commentary
• Glossai Greek plural (Γλῶσσαι), a glossary by Hesychius of Alexandria Glossae sacrae, Latin plural "holy tongues", a book which is an interpolation to Hesychius' work of a later date than his own
• Possible misspelling of Glosa (a constructed language)