proglottis

proglottis
/proh glot"is/, n., pl. proglottides /-glot"i deez'/. Zool.
one of the segments or joints of a tapeworm, containing complete reproductive systems, usually both male and female.
Also, proglottid /proh glot"id/.
[1850-55; < NL, for Gk proglossís point of the tongue. See PRO-2, GLOTTIS]

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