scolex
scolex noun: 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.
Noun
scolex (plural scolices or scoleces or scolexes)
- 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.
- 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.1859, Robert Bentley Todd, The Cyclopædia of Anatomy and Physiology
scolex meaning in Tamil
scolex in Tamil
- நாடாப்புழுவின் தலை, திருகு, புழுத்தலை, முறுக்கம், சீடகச்சென்னி, கீடகச்சென்னி
Forms of scolex
| plural | scolices |
|---|---|
| plural | scoleces |
| plural | scolexes |
Origin of scolex
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκώληξ (skṓlēx, “worm”).
Questions about scolex
- What does scolex mean?
- Scolex means 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.
- What is scolex in Tamil?
- Scolex in Tamil is நாடாப்புழுவின் தலை, திருகு, புழுத்தலை. See Scolex meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is scolex?
- Scolex is a noun.
- What is the plural of scolex?
- The plural of scolex is scolices.
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