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strobila

Syllabification: (stro·bi·la)
Pronunciation: /strəˈbīlə/

Definition of strobila

noun (plural strobilae /-lē/)

Zoology
  • 1the segmented part of the body of a tapeworm that consists of a long chain of proglottids.
  • 2a stack of immature larval jellyfish formed on a sessile polyplike form by sequential budding.

Derivatives

strobilation

Pronunciation: /ˌstrōbəˈlāSHən/

noun

Origin:

mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek strobilē 'twisted plug of lint', from strephein 'to twist'

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