proscolex

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An early larval form of a trematode worm; a redia.

Word forms

proscolex proscolices

Etymology

From New Latin proscōlēx, from Ancient Greek προ- (pro-) + σκώληξ (skṓlēx).

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