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Proglottis (medicine) and porteur (iou)


Proglottis (medicine)


proglottis


Origin: NL. Fr. Gr. The tip of the tongue; forward + the tongue.

<zoology> 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.

Source: Websters Dictionary


porteur (iou)



porteur noun. Pl. pronounced same. M20.
[French, lit. 'a person who carries'.]
Ballet. A male dancer whose role is (only) to lift and support a ballerina when she performs leaping or jumping movements.