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proglottis

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Noun
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CIDE DICTIONARY

proglottisn. [NL. fr. Gr. the tip of the tongue; forward + the tongue.].
     One of the free, or nearly free, segments of a tapeworm. It contains both male and female reproductive organs, and is capable of a brief independent existence.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

proglottis, n. (pl. proglottides) each segment in the strobile of a tapeworm that contains a complete reproductive system.

Etymology
mod.L f. Gk proglossis (as PRO-(2), glossis f. glossa, glotta tongue), from its shape
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