paraglossa

English

Etymology

From para- +‎ glossa (“insect's tongue”).

Noun

paraglossa (plural paraglossas or paraglossae)

1. (entomology) One of a pair of small appendages of the lingua of certain insects.

Derived terms

• paraglossal

References

• “paraglossa”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.