Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In Mollusca, having the characters of the Toxoglossa.
- noun A toxoglossate gastropod.
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These range from the bacterial type III secretion systems, the cnidarian nematocysts, the toxoglossate radula and apparatus of Conus, the parasitic physiology of Wuchereria bancrofti, the piercing / sucking mouthparts of predaceous insects, and the solenoglyphous skull, pit organs, and venom apparatus of pit vipers.
Pharyngula 2009
chronos.digitalus commented on the word toxoglossate
This could also be a high-fallotin' way to describe the waxing of a glossed-over expression of someone that is highly intoxicated.
June 30, 2009