glossa

Noun

Meaning

The tongue, or lingua, of an insect. See Hymenoptera.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

clapper tongue lingua ripper knife dialect spit palate gloss spitting rattle machete expectoration uvula drawknife

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Hypernyms

organ articulator

Derivatives

glossae

Examples

Wissowa on the grounds of Paulus's glossa humanum sacrificium p. 91 L interprets "with a rite proper to a ceremony in honour of the deceased". Source: Internet

This was done mainly through the works of glossars who wrote their comments between lines (glossa interlinearis), or in the form of marginal notes (glossa marginalis). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

gloss over gloss paint gloss- glossae glossal glossalgia