any of the segmentlike divisions of a tapeworm's body: each division has both male and female reproductive organs and is essentially an independent organism
: also proˈglottis (proʊˈglɑtɪs)Word forms: pluralproˈglottiˌdes (proʊˈglɑtɪˌdiz)
Word origin
< ModL proglottis (gen. proglottidis) < Gr pro-, forward + glōtta, the tongue: see pro-1 & glottis