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pro⋅glot⋅tis

  [proh-glot-is]
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–noun, plural -glot⋅ti⋅des  [-glot-i-deez] . Zoology.
one of the segments or joints of a tapeworm, containing complete reproductive systems, usually both male and female.
Also, pro⋅glot⋅tid  [proh-glot-id] .

Origin:
1850–55; < NL, for Gk proglōssís point of the tongue. See pro- 2 , glottis

Related forms:
pro⋅glot⋅tic, pro⋅glot⋅tid⋅e⋅an, adjective
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pro·glot·tid   (prō-glŏt'ĭd)   
n.   pl. pro·glot·tids also pro·glot·ti·des (-glŏt'ĭ-dēz')
One of the segments of a tapeworm, containing both male and female reproductive organs.

[Greek proglōttis, proglōttid-, tip of the tongue (from its shape) : pro-, before; see pro-2 + glōtta, tongue.]
pro·glot'tic, pro'glot·ti·de'an (-glŏt-ĭ-dē'ən, -glŏ-tĭd'ē-ən) adj.
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Main Entry: pro·glot·tis
Pronunciation: (')prO-'glät-&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural pro·glot·ti·des /-'glät-&-"dEz/
: PROGLOTTID
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