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pro·glot·tid (prō glät′id)
noun
any of the segmentlike divisions of a tapeworm's body: each division has both male and female reproductive organs and is essentially an independent organism
also proglottis pro·glot′·tis (-is)
Etymology: < ModL proglottis (gen. proglottidis) < Gr pro-, forward + glōtta, the tongue: see pro- & glottis
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