scolecoid,a.|skəʊˈliːkɔɪd| Also erron.scolicecoid. [ad.Gr. σκωληκοειδής, f. σκωληκ-, σκώληξ worm, scolex: see -oid.] Resembling a worm or a scolex. 1858Mayne Expos.Lex., Scolecoides, resembling a worm; vermiform: scolecoid.1864[see scolex].1891in Century Dict.