stro·bi·la (str -b  l )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·bi lar 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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