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stro⋅bi⋅la

  [stroh-bahy-luh]
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–noun, plural -lae  [-lee] . Zoology.
1. the body of a tapeworm exclusive of the head and neck region. Compare scolex.
2. the chain of segments of the larva of a jellyfish in the class Scyphozoa, each segment of which gives rise to a free-swimming medusa.
Origin:
1835–45; < NL, orig. coined as a genus name < Gk stroblē a plug of lint shaped like a fir cone; see strobilus
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stro·bi·la   (strō-bī'lə)   
n.   pl. stro·bi·lae (-lē)
A part or structure that buds to form a series of segments, as the main body part of a tapeworm or the polyp stage in certain jellyfish.

[New Latin, from Greek strobilē, twisted plug of lint, from strobilos, pine cone; see strobilus.]
stro·bi'lar adj.
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Main Entry: stro·bi·la
Pronunciation: strO-'bI-l&, 'strO-b&-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural stro·bi·lae /-(")lE/
: a linear series of similar animal structures (as the segmented body of a tapeworm) produced by budding —stro·bi·lar /-'bI-l&r;-b&-l&r, -"lär/ adjective
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strobila stro·bi·la (strō-bī'lə)
n. pl. stro·bi·lae (-lē)
The segmented main body part of the adult tapeworm.

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