Definitions for: Scolex

Webster (1913) Definition: Sco"lex, n.; pl. Scoleces. [NL., from Gr. skw`lhx
worm, grub.] (Zo["o]l.)
(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.