SCOLEX

‖Sco″lex (?), n.; pl. Scoleces (#). [[NL., from Gr. σκώληξ worm, grub.]] (Zoöl.) (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.