-glossia

noun combining form

-glos·​sia

ˈgläsēə,

ˈglȯs -

plural -s

: condition of having (such) a tongue or (so many) tongues

diglossia

pachyglossia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek -glōssia, from glōssa tongue + -ia -y (explanation)

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