The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scoleces
Scolex \Sco"lex\, n.; pl. Scoleces. [NL., from Gr. skw`lhx worm, grub.] (Zo["o]l.)
The embryo produced directly from the egg in a metagenetic series, especially the larva of a tapeworm or other parasitic worm. See Illust. of Echinococcus.
One of the Scolecida.
WordNet
scoleces
See scolex