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   ‖Proglottis , n.; pl. Proglottides . [NL. fr. Gr. προγλωττίς the tip of the tongue; πρό forward + γλῶττα 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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