meaning of strobiles

1. A form of the larva of certain Discophora in a state of development succeeding the scyphistoma. The body of the strobila becomes elongated, and subdivides transversely into a series of lobate segments which eventually become ephyrae, or young medusae.
2.
A mature tapeworm.


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strobila | strobilaceous | strobilae | strobilation | strobile | strobiliform | strobiline | strobilomyces | strobilomyces floccopus | strobilus |

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