strobila
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Strobila — Stro*bi la, n.; pl. {Strobil[ae]}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? anything twisted, a pine cone.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A form of the larva of certain Discophora in a state of development succeeding the scyphistoma. The body of the strobila becomes elongated, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Strobĭla — Strobĭla, s. Bandwürmer, S. 328, Akalephen, Medusen und Text zu den Tafeln »Entwickelungsgeschichte 1–111«, S. II … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Strobila — Strobĭla, s. Lappenquallen … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
strobila — [strō bī′lə] n. pl. strobilae [strō bī′lē] [ModL < Gr strobilē, plug of lint twisted into oval shape < strobilos: see STROBILE] Zool. 1. the main, jointed body of a tapeworm 2. the attached stage of polyp scyphozoan jellyfishes during which … English World dictionary
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 — /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 … Universalium
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
