scolex
Meanings
noun
- The structure at the front end of a tapeworm which, in the adult, has suckers and hooks by which it attaches itself to a host.
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκώληξ (skṓlēx, “worm”).
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