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Definition of Strobila
1. n. 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.
Definition of Strobila
1. Noun. (context: zoology) The jointed series of segments of the body of a tapeworm, posterior to the unjointed collum. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Strobila
1. the entire body of a tapeworm [n -LAE]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Strobila
Literary usage of Strobila
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Principles of Comparative Physiology by William Benjamin Carpenter (1854)
"Group of strobila:, or ... from strobila :—A, strobila enlarged, with incipient
production of disk-like ..."
2. Nature's teachings: human invention anticipated by nature by John George Wood (1877)
"The Medusa, strobila, and Hydra. A PORTION of our last chapter dealt of Centrifugal
Force. We will now proceed to another well-known power, which seems to ..."
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