‖Par′a‐glos″sa (–glŏs″sȧ), n.; pl.Paraglossæ (–sē). [NL., from Gr. παρά beside + γλω̑σσα tongue.] (Zoöl.) One of a pair of small appendages of the lingua or labium of certain insects. See Illust. under Hymenoptera.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.