'Scolex' definitions:

Definition of 'Scolex'

From: GCIDE
  • Scolex \Sco"lex\, n.; pl. Scoleces. [NL., from Gr. skw`lhx worm, grub.] (Zool.) (a) 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. (b) One of the Scolecida. [1913 Webster]