scolex noun. ['skǝʊlɛks] Pl. scoleces [skǝ(ʊ)'li:si:z], scolices ['skǝʊlɪsi:z]. M19.
[mod. Latin from Greek skōlēk-, skōlēx worm.]
The anterior end of a tapeworm, bearing suckers and hooks for attachment; the equivalent but invaginated structure in the cysticercus stage of a tapeworm.

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