Aglossa

plural noun Aglos·sa \ (ˈ)ā-ˈglä-sə , -ˈglȯ- \

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

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First Known Use: 1858

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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