Main Entry:

stro·bi·la·tion

Pronunciation:

\ˌstrō-bə-ˈlā-shən\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

New Latin strobila

Date:

1878

: asexual reproduction (as in various coelenterates and tapeworms) by transverse division of the body into segments which develop into separate individuals, zooids, or proglottids