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Definition of: strobila
(strō·bī′lə) noun plural ·lae (-lē) Zool.
1. A stage in the life cycle of a jellyfish characterized by a series of annular plates each of which separates as a new organism.
2. The segmented body of a tapeworm. [<NL <Gk. strobilē plug of lint shaped like a fir cone <strobilos fir cone, anything twisted <strobos twisted, ult. <strephein twist]
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