Aglossa
Definition of Aglossa
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
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Origin and Etymology of aglossa
New Latin, from 2a- + -glossa
First Known Use: 1858
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