Etymology

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Today it means: The structure at the front end of a tapeworm which, in the adult, has suckers and hooks by which it attaches itself to a host. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σκώληξ
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromσκώληξ
  2. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromσκώληξ
  3. English todayscolex

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκώληξ (skṓlēx, “worm”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekσκώληξ all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.