STROBILA


Meaning of STROBILA in English

/stroh buy"leuh/ , n. , pl. strobilae /-lee/ . Zool.

1. the body of a tapeworm exclusive of the head and neck region. Cf. scolex .

2. 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.

[ 1835-45; strobíle a plug of lint shaped like a fir cone; see STROBILUS ]

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