Scolex
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Scolex is a noun meaning (zoology) The structure at the front end of a tapeworm which, in the adult, has suckers and hooks by which it attaches itself to a host.
Meaning
(zoology) The structure at the front end of a tapeworm which, in the adult, has suckers and hooks by which it attaches itself to a host.
Example Sentences
The head, with the circle of hooklets and the four suckers, is then formed at the anterior part of the embryo, constituting now the scolex of Van Beneden.
Word Forms
- scolices
- scoleces
- scolexes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include invaginated, osculum, scolecid, proscolex, coenurus, scopula.
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