The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
strobilae — n. main body of a tapeworm; stage in the development of certain jellyfish … English contemporary dictionary
Стробила (Strobila, Множ. Strobilae) — цепочка сегментов, образующих тело взрослого ленточного червя. Источник: Медицинский словарь … Медицинские термины
strobila — noun (plural strobilae) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek strobilē plug of lint shaped like a pinecone, from strobilos pinecone Date: circa 1864 a linear series of similar animal structures (as the proglottids of a tapeworm) produced by budding … New Collegiate Dictionary
neck — n. [A.S. hnecca, neck] 1. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The slender connecting structure between head and thorax where the head is free. 2. (MOLLUSCA) Distal part of the base of a siphonostomatous shell, starting where outline of left side changes from… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
strobila — /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 … Universalium
strobila — A chain of segments, less the scolex and unsegmented neck portion, of a tapeworm; in the monozoic tapeworms (subclass Cestodaria and some members of the subclass Cestoda), it may consist of a single proglottid. [G. stobile, a twist of lint] * * * … Medical dictionary
СТРОБИЛА — (strobila, множ. strobilae) цепочка сегментов, образующих тело взрослого ленточного червя … Толковый словарь по медицине
strobila — n.; pl. strobilae the entire chain of segments that make up the body of an adult tapeworm … The new mediacal dictionary
strobila — [strō bī′lə] n. pl. strobilae [strō bī′lē] [ModL < Gr strobilē, plug of lint twisted into oval shape < strobilos: see STROBILE] Zool. 1. the main, jointed body of a tapeworm 2. the attached stage of polyp scyphozoan jellyfishes during which … English World dictionary
strobila — n. (pl. strobilae) 1 a chain of proglottids in a tapeworm. 2 a sessile polyp like form which divides horizontally to produce jellyfish larvae. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk strobile twisted lint plug f. strepho twist … Useful english dictionary
