Definition of "strobila" []

• A part or structure that buds to form a series of segments, as the main body part of a tapeworm or the polyp stage in certain jellyfish. (noun)

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• "In many cases the terminal proglottid packed with eggs breaks away from the strobila and is freed within the feces"
• "The strobila consists of linearly arranged sectional segments called proglottids."
• "Behind the scolex is the narrow neck which is proliferative (produces all each segment) and gives rise to the body segments called strobila."