glossa

glossa Definition

glossa (gläs′ə, glôs′-)

noun pl. -·sae--ē, --ī′ or -·sas

the tongue of a vertebrate, or any tonguelike structure, as of a butterfly or moth; esp., either of the middle lobes of the labium of an insect

Etymology: ModL < Gr glōssa, tongue: see gloss

glossa Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

ordinaria: It will be noted that Aquinas was also totally committed to the classical quadriga as it was understood and employed in the glossa ordinaria.

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