scolex Meaning, Definition & Usage

Sco"lex noun

Etymology

NL., from Gr. worm, grub.

Wordforms

plural Scoleces

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) (a) 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. (b) One of the Scolecida.