Glossa \Glos"sa\, n.; pl. {Gloss?}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the tongue.] (Zo["o]l.) The tongue, or lingua, of an insect. See {Hymenoptera}.
glossa n : a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity [syn: {tongue}, {lingua}, {clapper}] [also: {glossae} (pl)]