strobila

[ stroh-bahy-luh ]

/ stroʊˈbaɪ lə /

noun, plural stro·bi·lae [stroh-bahy-lee]. /stroʊˈbaɪ li/. Zoology.

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

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.

Origin of strobila

1835–45; <New Latin, originally coined as a genus name <Greek strobī́lē a plug of lint shaped like a fir cone; see strobilus

Words nearby strobila

strobe, strobe light, strobe lighting, strobe tuner, strobic, strobila, strobilaceous, strobilation, strobilus, stroboradiograph, stroboscope

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Example sentences from the Web for strobila

There are some species which, having no hydroid or strobila state, mature without alternation of generation (metagenesis).
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold
Strobila, stro-bī′la, n. a discomedusan at the stage succeeding the scyphistoma: a segmented tapeworm.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
But in the case of the strobila we say that it is not changed, but dies, and is no part of the personality of the medusa.
Life and Habit|Samuel Butler
The segmentation of the strobila is very indistinct, but the reproductive organs occur at regular intervals.
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold

British Dictionary definitions for strobila

strobila

/ (ˈstrəʊbɪlə) /

noun plural -bilae (-bɪliː)

the body of a tapeworm, consisting of a string of similar segments (proglottides)

a less common name for scyphistoma

Word Origin for strobila

C19: from New Latin, from Greek strobilē plug of lint twisted into a cone shape, from strobilos a fir cone

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Medical definitions for strobila

strobila

[ strō-bī′lə ]

n. pl. stro•bi•lae (-lē)

The segmented main body part of the adult tapeworm.

单词	strobila
释义	strobila [ stroh-bahy-luh ] / stroʊˈbaɪ lə / noun, plural stro·bi·lae [stroh-bahy-lee]. /stroʊˈbaɪ li/. Zoology. the body of a tapeworm exclusive of the head and neck region.Compare scolex. 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. Origin of strobila 1835–45; <New Latin, originally coined as a genus name <Greek strobī́lē a plug of lint shaped like a fir cone; see strobilus Words nearby strobila strobe, strobe light, strobe lighting, strobe tuner, strobic, strobila, strobilaceous, strobilation, strobilus, stroboradiograph, stroboscope Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for strobila There are some species which, having no hydroid or strobila state, mature without alternation of generation (metagenesis). The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide\|Augusta Foote Arnold Strobila, stro-bī′la, n. a discomedusan at the stage succeeding the scyphistoma: a segmented tapeworm. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)\|Various But in the case of the strobila we say that it is not changed, but dies, and is no part of the personality of the medusa. Life and Habit\|Samuel Butler The segmentation of the strobila is very indistinct, but the reproductive organs occur at regular intervals. Parasites\|T. Spencer Cobbold British Dictionary definitions for strobila strobila / (ˈstrəʊbɪlə) / noun plural -bilae (-bɪliː) the body of a tapeworm, consisting of a string of similar segments (proglottides) a less common name for scyphistoma Word Origin for strobila C19: from New Latin, from Greek strobilē plug of lint twisted into a cone shape, from strobilos a fir cone Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for strobila strobila [ strō-bī′lə ] n. pl. stro•bi•lae (-lē) The segmented main body part of the adult tapeworm. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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