tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper
(noun) a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
glossa (plural glossae)
(zoology) The tongue, or lingua, of an insect.
Source: Wiktionary
Glos"sa, n.; pl. Gloss. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The tongue, or lingua, of an insect. See Hymenoptera.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 May 2025
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
