SCOLEX


Meaning of SCOLEX in English

/skoh"leks/ , n. , pl. scoleces /skoh lee"seez/ , scolices /skol"euh seez', skoh"leuh-/ . Zool.

the anterior, headlike segment of a tapeworm, having suckers, hooks, or the like, for attachment.

[ 1850-55; skólex worm ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .