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scolex

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Definitions

  1. 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.

Word origin

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκώληξ (skṓlēx, “worm”).

Used in a sentence

  • 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.

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