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Scolex
Pronunciation : Sco"lex
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [NL., from Gr. (Zo?l.) (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.
Definition :
pl. Scoleces.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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