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paraglossa
"The outer lobe of the ligula in certain insects", Early 19th cent.; earliest use found in William Kirby (1759–1850), entomologist and naturalist. From scientific Latin
paraglossa
from
para-
+ ancient Greek
γλῶσσα
tongue.