proglottides

Variant of proglottid

proglottid definition

pro·glot·tid (prō glät′id)

noun

any of the segmentlike divisions of a tapeworm's body: each division has both male and female reproductive organs and is essentially an independent organism
also proglottis pro·glot′·tis (-is)

Etymology: < ModL proglottis (gen. proglottidis) < Gr pro-, forward + glōtta, the tongue: see pro- & glottis

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