strobilation

Variant of strobila

strobila definition

stro·bila (strō bī′lə)

noun pl. strobilae -·lae (-lē)

  1. the main, jointed body of a tapeworm
  2. the attached stage of polyp scyphozoan jellyfishes during which the immature jellyfishes are released by transverse budding

Etymology: ModL < Gr strobilē, plug of lint twisted into oval shape < strobilos: see strobile

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