Etymology

strobila

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Today it means: A jointed series of segments of an organism, as of the body of a tapeworm, posterior to the unjointed collum. Full definition →

New Latin strobila ← Ancient Greek στροβίλη
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromστροβίλη
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromstrobila
  3. English todaystrobila

From New Latin strobila, from Ancient Greek στροβίλη (strobílē).

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