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Strobilae

Strobila \Stro*bi"la\, n.; pl. Strobil[ae]. [NL., fr. Gr. ? anything twisted, a pine cone.] (Zo["o]l.)

  1. A form of the larva of certain Discophora in a state of development succeeding the scyphistoma. The body of the strobila becomes elongated, and subdivides transversely into a series of lobate segments which eventually become ephyr[ae], or young medus[ae].

  2. A mature tapeworm.