The Collaborative International Dictionary
Proglottis \Pro*glot"tis\, n.; pl. Proglottides. [NL. fr. Gr. ? the tip of the tongue; ? forward + ? the tongue.] (Zo["o]l) One of the free, or nearly free, segments of a tapeworm. It contains both male and female reproductive organs, and is capable of a brief independent existence.
Wiktionary
n. One of the free, or nearly free, segments of a tapeworm. It contains both male and female reproductive organs, and is capable of a brief independent existence.
Usage examples of "proglottis".
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.