sco·lex (sk  l ks )n. pl. sco·li·ces (-l  -s z) The knoblike anterior end of a tapeworm, having suckers or hooklike parts that in the adult stage serve as organs of attachment to the host on which the tapeworm is parasitic. [New Latin sc lx, from Greek sklx, worm.] |
scolex [ˈskəʊlɛks]
n pl scoleces [skəʊˈliːsiːz], scolices [ˈskɒlɪˌsiːz ˈskəʊ-]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the headlike part of a tapeworm, bearing hooks and suckers by which the animal is attached to the tissues of its host
[from New Latin, from Greek skōlēx worm]
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