Strobila

//stɹəʊˈbaɪlə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A jointed series of segments of an organism, as of the body of a tapeworm, posterior to the unjointed collum.

Etymology

From New Latin strobila, from Ancient Greek στροβίλη (strobílē).

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