scolex
/skoh-leks/US // ˈskoʊ lɛks //UK // (ˈskəʊlɛks) //
舀水,舀子,舀勺,舀出
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural sco·le·ces [skoh-lee-seez], /skoʊˈli siz/, scol·i·ces [skol-uh-seez, skoh-luh-]. /ˈskɒl əˌsiz, ˈskoʊ lə-/. Zoology.
- : the anterior, headlike segment of a tapeworm, having suckers, hooks, or the like, for attachment.
Examples
The proglottides are sexually complete individuals, derived from the scolex by budding.
The scolex is about the size of a pin-head, and is surrounded by four sucking discs, but has no hooklets (Fig. 96).
This vesicle, of a milky-white colour, and filled with liquid, is the scolex.
An acaris, the Trichodectes, lives in the hair of young dogs and harbours the scolex of this cestode.
We give a figure of the echinococcus of the pig, slightly magnified, and an isolated scolex (Figs. 55 and 56).
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