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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Taenioglossa \Tae`ni*o*glos"sa\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. taini`a a ribbon + glw^ssa a tongue.] (Zool.) An extensive division of gastropod mollusks in which the odontophore is long and narrow, and usually bears seven rows of teeth. It includes a large number of families both marine and fresh-water. [1913 Webster]