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strobila
(redirected from strobilae)

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stro·bi·la  (str-bl)
n. pl. stro·bi·lae (-l)
A part or structure that buds to form a series of segments, as the main body part of a tapeworm or the polyp stage in certain jellyfish.

[New Latin, from Greek strobil, twisted plug of lint, from strobilos, pine cone; see strobilus.]

stro·bilar adj.

strobila [ˈstrəʊbɪlə]
n pl -bilae [-bɪliː]
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the body of a tapeworm, consisting of a string of similar segments (proglottides)
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a less common name for scyphistoma
[from New Latin, from Greek strobilē plug of lint twisted into a cone shape, from strobilos a fir cone]


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