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(părˊȧ-glŏs′sȧ)

Noun.

;

pl.

Paraglossæ

(părˊȧ-glŏs′sē)

[NL., from Gr.

παρά

beside +

γλῶσσα

tongue.]

(Zool.)

One of a pair of small appendages of the lingua or labium of certain insects. See Illust. under

paraglossa ‎(plural paraglossas or paraglossae)

(zoology) One of a pair of small appendages of the lingua or labium of certain insects.