n.
Pronunciation: ' sk ō - ˌ leks
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural sco · li · ces \ -l ə - ˌ s ē z \ also sco · le · ces \ ' sk ō -l ə - ˌ s ē z, ' skä- \
Etymology: New Latin scolic-, scolex, from Greek sk ō l ē k-, sk ō l ē x worm; akin to Greek skolios crooked, skelos leg ― more at ISOSCELES
Date: 1855
: the head of a tapeworm either in the larva or adult stage