Category:Strobila

Stro*bi"la, n.; pl. Strobilæ. Etym: [nl., fr. Gr. (zoöl.) (a) a form of the larva of certain discophora in a state of Development succeeding the scyphistoma. The body of the strobila Becomes elongated, and subdivides transversely into a series of Lobate segments which eventually become ephyræ, or young medusæ. (b) a mature tapeworm.