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scolex
CIDE DICTIONARY
scolex, n. [NL., from Gr. skw`lhx worm, grub.].
The embryo produced directly from the egg in a metagenetic series, especially the larva of a tapeworm or other parasitic worm. See Illust. of Echinococcus. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
scolex, n. (pl. scoleces or scolices) the head of a larval or adult tapeworm.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk skolex worm
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