释义 |
stro·bi·la \strəˈbīlə\ noun (plural strobi·lae \-īˌlē\) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek strobilē plug of lint twisted so as to resemble a pinecone, from strobilos pinecone — more at strobilus : a linear series of similar structures: as a. : the chain of segments forming the body of a tapeworm b. : the chain of individuals produced by repeated transverse fission of a scyphozoan scyphistoma larva • stro·bi·lar \-īlə(r)\ adjective |