n., pl., -glot·tids, also -glot·ti·des (-glŏt'ĭ-dēz').
One of the segments of a tapeworm, containing both male and female reproductive organs.
[Greek proglōttis, proglōttid-, tip of the tongue (from its shape) : pro-, before; see pro-2 + glōtta, tongue.]
proglottic pro·glot'tic or pro'glot·ti·de'an (-glŏt-ĭ-dē'ən, -glŏ-tĭd'ē-ən) adj.
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