Etymology · Ancient Greek
σκώληξ
5 English words descend from Ancient Greek σκώληξ, most common first.
- scoleciteA monoclinic-domatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
- scolecologyThe scientific study of worms.
- scolexThe structure at the front end of a tapeworm which, in the adult, has suckers and hooks by which it attaches itself to a host.
- scoliteA fossil worm or its trace.
- scolithusA tubular structure found in sedimentary rocks, such as sandstone, believed to be the fossil burrow of a marine worm.