STROBILA

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

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 ephyræ, or young medusæ.

2.
n.

A mature tapeworm.


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