Aglossa

plural noun

Aglos·​sa

(ˈ)ā-ˈglä-sə,

-ˈglȯ-

1

in some classifications : a suborder of amphibians including frogs or toads that have no tongue and have a common pharyngeal opening for the Eustachian tubes and comprising the families Pipidae and Xenopodidae

2

in some classifications : a division of mollusks having neither radula nor head coextensive with Lamellibranchia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from a- entry 2 + -glossa

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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