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paraglossa

paraglossa noun: one of a pair of small appendages of the lingua of certain insects.

Noun

paraglossa (plural paraglossas or paraglossae)

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

paraglossa meaning in Tamil

paraglossa in Tamil

புடைநாவுருமுளை

Forms of paraglossa

pluralparaglossas
pluralparaglossae

Origin of paraglossa

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

Words formed from paraglossa

Questions about paraglossa

What does paraglossa mean?
Paraglossa means one of a pair of small appendages of the lingua of certain insects.
What is paraglossa in Tamil?
Paraglossa in Tamil is புடைநாவுருமுளை. See Paraglossa meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is paraglossa?
Paraglossa is a noun.
What is the plural of paraglossa?
The plural of paraglossa is paraglossas.

Words near paraglossa in the dictionary

  1. paraglobin
  2. paragloboside
  3. paraglobulin
  4. paraglobuline
  5. paraglobulins
  6. paraglossa
  7. paraglossae
  8. paraglossal
  9. paraglossas
  10. paraglossia
  11. paraglottic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: paraglossa (page history and authors); paraglossa (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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