In zoology terms the difference between lingua and glossa
is that lingua is a median process of the labium, at the underside of the mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue while glossa is the tongue, or lingua, of an insect.
lingua
English
Noun
(
linguae)
(zoology) A tongue.
(zoology) A median process of the labium, at the underside of the mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue.
(
Webster 1913)
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glossa
English
Noun
(glossae)
(zoology) The tongue, or lingua, of an insect.
