Pro*glot"tis (?), n.; pl. Proglottides (#). [NL. fr. Gr. the tip of the tongue; forward + the tongue.] Zool

One of the free, or nearly free, segments of a tapeworm. It contains both male and female reproductive organs, and is capable of a brief independent existence.

 

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