strobila

strobila
/stroh buy"leuh/, n., pl. strobilae /-lee/. Zool.
1. the body of a tapeworm exclusive of the head and neck region. Cf. scolex.
2. the chain of segments of the larva of a jellyfish in the class Scyphozoa, each segment of which gives rise to a free-swimming medusa.
[1835-45; < NL, orig. coined as a genus name < Gk strobíle a plug of lint shaped like a fir cone; see STROBILUS]

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  • strobila — noun (plural strobilae) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek strobilē plug of lint shaped like a pinecone, from strobilos pinecone Date: circa 1864 a linear series of similar animal structures (as the proglottids of a tapeworm) produced by budding …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • strobila — n.; pl. lae [Gr. strobilos, anything twisted, pine cone] 1. An organism, or stage of an organism, from which successive annular disc embryos bud off. 2. (CNIDARIA: Scyphozoa) A scyphistoma larva of a jellyfish consisting of ephyrae. 3.… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • strobila — noun /stɹəʊˈbaɪlə/ The jointed series of segments of the body of a tapeworm, posterior to the unjointed collum …   Wiktionary

  • strobila — A chain of segments, less the scolex and unsegmented neck portion, of a tapeworm; in the monozoic tapeworms (subclass Cestodaria and some members of the subclass Cestoda), it may consist of a single proglottid. [G. stobile, a twist of lint] * * * …   Medical dictionary

  • strobila — n. main body of a tapeworm; stage in the development of certain jellyfish …   English contemporary dictionary

  • strobila — stro·bi·la …   English syllables

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