strobila

 
Pronunciation: /strəˈbʌɪlə/

noun (plural strobilae /-lʌɪ, -liː/)

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 polyp-like form by budding.

Derivatives

strobilation

noun

Origin:

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