glossa
noun
glos·sa ˈglä-sə 
ˈglȯ-
plural glossae ˈglä-ˌsē
-ˌsī,
ˈglȯ-
also glossas : a tongue or lingual structure especially in an insect
especially : the median distal lobe of the labium of an insect
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Greek glôssa "tongue" — more at gloss entry 3
First Known Use
circa 1852, in the meaning defined above
- speech community
- speech day
- speech defect
- speech form
- speech forms
- speech house
- speech impediment
- speech island
- speech melody
- speech organ
- speech room
- speech situation
- speech sound
- speech stretcher
- speech therapist
- speech therapists
- speech therapy
- speech tune
- speech-prefix
- speechcraft
- speeched
- speeches
- speechful
- speechfulness
- speechification