English dictionary
strobila
/str/oU/'b/aI/l/@/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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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 ephyræ, or young medusæ.
Source: webster1913