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Pachyglossal :: Pachyglossal (a.) Having a thick tongue; -- applied to a group of lizards (Pachyglossae), including the iguanas and agamas..

Tidytips :: Tidytips (n.) A California composite plant (Layia platyglossa), the flower of which has yellow rays tipped with white..

Rhachiglossa :: Rhachiglossa (n. pl.) A division of marine gastropods having a retractile proboscis and three longitudinal rows of teeth on the radula. It includes many of the large ornamental shells, as the miters, murices, olives, purpuras, volutes, and whelks. See Illust. in Append..

Scaldfish :: Scaldfish (n.) A European flounder (Arnoglossus laterna, or Psetta arnoglossa); -- called also megrim, and smooth sole..

Entoglossal :: Entoglossal (a.) Within the tongue; -- applied to the glossohyal bone.

Saccoglossa :: Saccoglossa (n. pl.) Same as Pellibranchiata.

Paraglossae :: Paraglossae (pl. ) of Paragloss.

Terebra :: Terebra (n.) A genus of marine gastropods having a long, tapering spire. They belong to the Toxoglossa. Called also auger shell..

Hyo- :: Hyo- () A prexif used in anatomy, and generally denoting connection with the hyoid bone or arch; as, hyoglossal, hyomandibular, hyomental, etc..

Docoglossa :: Docoglossa (n. pl.) An order of gastropods, including the true limpets, and having the teeth on the odontophore or lingual ribbon..

Hypoglossal :: Hypoglossal (a.) Under the tongue; -- applied esp., in the higher vertebrates, to the twelfth or last pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to the base of the tongue..

Glossata :: Glossata (n. pl.) The Lepidoptera.

Taenioglossate :: Taenioglossate (a.) Of or pertaining to the Taenioglossa.

Glossography :: Glossography (n.) The writing of glossaries, glosses, or comments for illustrating an author..

Limpet :: Limpet (n.) Any one of many species of marine shellfish of the order Docoglossa, mostly found adhering to rocks, between tides..

Glossology :: Glossology (n.) The definition and explanation of terms; a glossary.

Glossographer :: Glossographer (n.) A writer of a glossary; a commentator; a scholiast.

Clavis :: Clavis (n.) A key; a glossary.

Glossarially :: Glossarially (adv.) In the manner of a glossary.

Glossohyal :: Glossohyal (a.) Pertaining to both the hyoidean arch and the tongue; -- applied to the anterior segment of the hyoidean arch in many fishes. -- n. The glossohyal bone or cartilage; lingual bone; entoglossal bone.

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