The Collaborative International Dictionary
Proglottid
Proglottid \Pro*glot"tid\, n. (Zo["o]l) Proglottis.
Wiktionary
proglottid
n. Any of the segments of a tapeworm; they contain both male and female reproductive organs
Usage examples of "proglottid".
Here the swaying Pendulum is flanked by the nightmare of a deranged entomologist— chelae, mandibles, antennae, proglottides, and wings—a cemetery of mechanical corpses that look as if they might all start working again at any moment—magnetos, monophase transformers, turbines, converters, steam engines, dynamos.