proglottis

[ proh-glot-is ]

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noun

, Zoology.

, plural pro·glot·ti·des [proh-, glot, -i-deez].

one of the segments or joints of a tapeworm, containing complete reproductive systems, usually both male and female.

proglottis

/ prəʊˈɡlɒtɪs /

any of the segments that make up the body of a tapeworm. Each contains reproductive organs and separates from the worm when filled with fertilized eggs

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1850–55; < New Latin, for Greek proglōssís point of the tongue. See pro- ², glottis

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C19: from Greek proglōssis, proglōttis point of the tongue, from pro- ² + glōssa, glōtta (so called because of its shape)

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