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proglottis
1. A tip, or segment, of a tapeworm that is complete with reproductive organs and sometime capable of independent movement.
2. Etymology: from New Latin proglottis, proglottidis; from Greek proglottis, "tip of the tongue"; from pro, "before" + glottis, "the tongue".
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