SCOLEX


Meaning of SCOLEX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈskō-ˌleks ]

noun

( plural sco·li·ces -lə-ˌsēz ; also sco·le·ces ˈskō-lə-ˌsēz, ˈskä-)

Etymology: New Latin scolic-, scolex, from Greek skōlēk-, skōlēx 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

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