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strix varia |
strizostedion vitreum glaucum |
stroam |
strobe |
strobe light |
Strobila
| strobilaceous
| strobilation
| strobile
| strobiliform
| strobiline
Strobila
CIDE DICTIONARY
Strobila, n. [NL., fr. Gr. anything twisted, a pine cone.].
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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Strobila, n. (pl. strobilae)
1 a chain of proglottids in a tapeworm.
2 a sessile polyp-like form which divides horizontally to produce jellyfish larvae.
1 a chain of proglottids in a tapeworm.
2 a sessile polyp-like form which divides horizontally to produce jellyfish larvae.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk strobile twisted lint-plug f. strepho twist
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