strobila

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A jointed series of segments of an organism, as of the body of a tapeworm, posterior to the unjointed collum.

Pronunciation

/stɹəʊˈbaɪlə/

Word forms

strobila strobilae

Etymology

From New Latin strobila, from Ancient Greek στροβίλη (strobílē).

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