proscolex
/prəʊˈskəʊˌlɛks/Zoology. Now rare
noun
The six-hooked embryo or first larval stage of a tapeworm.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Annals of Natural History. From post-classical Latin proscolex from pro- + scolex.
- pernicious fever
- perniciously
- perniciousness
- pernickety
- pernio
- perniosis
- pernitric
- pernoctate
- pernoctation
- Pernod
- pernor
- peroba
- perogi
- peronaeus
- peronaeus brevis
- peronaeus longus
- peronaeus tertius
- peronate
- peroneal
- peroneocalcaneal
- peroneotibial
- peroneus
- peroneus brevis
- peroneus longus
- peroneus tertius