Strobila \Stro*bi"la\, n.; pl. {Strobilae}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
anything twisted, a pine cone.] (Zool.)
(a) A form of the larva of certain Discophora in a state
of development succeeding the scyphistoma. The body of
the strobila becomes elongated, and subdivides
transversely into a series of lobate segments which
eventually become ephyrae, or young medusae.
(b) A mature tapeworm.
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