• (n.) A mature tapeworm. • (n.) A form of the larva of certain Discophora in a state of development succeeding the scyphistoma. The body of the strobila becomes elongated, and subdivides transversely into a series of lobate segments which eventually become ephyrae, or young medusae.
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Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Anything twisted, a pine cone. ... <zoology> A form of the larva of certain Discophora in a state of development succeeding the scyphistoma. The body of the strobila becomes elongated, and subdivides transversely into a series of lobate segments which eventually become ephyrae, or young medusae. ... A mature tapeworm. ... ...
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(stro-bi´lә) the chain of proglottids constituting the bulk of the body of adult tapeworms, sometimes considered to constitute the entire body, including the head, neck, and proglottids.
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Stro·bi'la noun ;
plural Strobilæ . [ New Latin , from Greek ... anything twisted, a pine cone.]
(Zoology) (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 subdivides ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: strō′bi-lă, -lē Definitions: 1. 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.
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The body of a tapeworm parasite, comparised of a chain of segments called proglottids.
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the body of a tapeworm exclusive of the head and neck region. Cf. · 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.
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