proglottid


pro·glot·tid

noun \(ˈ)prō-ˈglät-əd\

Definition of PROGLOTTID

: one of the segments of a tapeworm formed by a process of strobilation in the neck region of the worm, containing both male and female reproductive organs, and surviving briefly after breaking away from the strobila

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