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pro•glot•tis
(prō glot′is),USA pronunciation n., pl. -glot•ti•des (-glot′i dēz′).USA pronunciation [Zool.]
pro•glot′tic, pro′glot•tid′e•an, adj.
- Zoology, Invertebratesone of the segments or joints of a tapeworm, containing complete reproductive systems, usually both male and female.
- Neo-Latin, for Greek proglōssís point of the tongue. See pro-2, glottis
- 1850–55