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scolex
[ skoh-leks ]
noun
, Zoology.
, plural sco·le·ces [skoh-, lee, -seez], scol·i·ces [skol, -, uh, -seez, skoh, -l, uh, -].
- the anterior, headlike segment of a tapeworm, having suckers, hooks, or the like, for attachment.
scolex
/ ˈskəʊlɛks /
noun
- the headlike part of a tapeworm, bearing hooks and suckers by which the animal is attached to the tissues of its host
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scolex1
First recorded in 1850–55, scolex is from the Greek word skṓlēx worm
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scolex1
C19: from New Latin, from Greek skōlēx worm
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Example Sentences
The proglottides are sexually complete individuals, derived from the scolex by budding.
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The scolex is about the size of a pin-head, and is surrounded by four sucking discs, but has no hooklets (Fig. 96).
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This vesicle, of a milky-white colour, and filled with liquid, is the scolex.
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An acaris, the Trichodectes, lives in the hair of young dogs and harbours the scolex of this cestode.
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We give a figure of the echinococcus of the pig, slightly magnified, and an isolated scolex (Figs. 55 and 56).
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