strobila Meaning, Definition & Usage
Stro*bi"la noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. anything twisted, a pine cone.Wordforms
Definitions
(Zoöl.) (a) 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. (b) A mature tapeworm.