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Webster Dictionary

  1. Proglottisnoun

    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

  2. Etymology: [NL. fr. Gr. proglwtti`s the tip of the tongue; pro` forward + glw^tta the tongue.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Proglottis

    prō-glot′is, n. a term applied to the detached segments of the body in the Cestoidea:—pl. Proglott′idēs.—adj. Proglott′ic. [Gr.,—pro, before, glōssa, glōtta, tongue.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of proglottis in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of proglottis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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