strobila

[ stroh-bahy-luh ]
/ stroʊˈbaɪ lə /

noun, plural stro·bi·lae [stroh-bahy-lee] /stroʊˈbaɪ li/. Zoology.

the body of a tapeworm exclusive of the head and neck region. Compare scolex.
the chain of segments of the larva of a jellyfish in the class Scyphozoa, each segment of which gives rise to a free-swimming medusa.

Origin of strobila

1835–45; < New Latin, orig. coined as a genus name < Greek strobī́lē a plug of lint shaped like a fir cone; see strobilus

Words nearby strobila

strobe, strobe light, strobe lighting, strobe tuner, strobic, strobila, strobilaceous, strobilation, strobilus, stroboradiograph, stroboscope

Example sentences from the Web for strobila

  • There are some species which, having no hydroid or strobila state, mature without alternation of generation (metagenesis).

    The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide |Augusta Foote Arnold

  • Strobila, stro-bī′la, n. a discomedusan at the stage succeeding the scyphistoma: a segmented tapeworm.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) |Various

  • But in the case of the strobila we say that it is not changed, but dies, and is no part of the personality of the medusa.

    Life and Habit |Samuel Butler

  • The segmentation of the strobila is very indistinct, but the reproductive organs occur at regular intervals.

    Parasites |T. Spencer Cobbold

British Dictionary definitions for strobila

strobila
/ (ˈstrəʊbɪlə) /

noun plural -bilae (-bɪliː)

the body of a tapeworm, consisting of a string of similar segments (proglottides)
a less common name for scyphistoma

Word Origin for strobila

C19: from New Latin, from Greek strobilē plug of lint twisted into a cone shape, from strobilos a fir cone

Medical definitions for strobila

strobila
[ strō-bī′lə ]

n. pl. stro•bi•lae (-lē)

The segmented main body part of the adult tapeworm.