proglottis

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Noun

HYPHEN

pro=glot=tis

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CIDE DICTIONARY

proglottis, n. [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]

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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