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proglottides

proglottides


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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.