Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Proglottis"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Proglottis \Pro*glot"tis\, n.; pl. {Proglottides}. [NL. fr. Gr.
? the tip of the tongue; ? forward + ? the tongue.] (Zo["o]l)
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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