rostellum
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rostellum
[ros-tel´um]a small protuberance or beak, especially the fleshy protuberance of the scolex (mouth) of a tapeworm, which may or may not bear hooks.
ros·tel·lum
(ros-tel'ŭm),The anterior fixed or invertible portion of the scolex of a tapeworm, frequently provided with a row (or several rows) of hooks.
[L. dim. of rostrum, a beak]
rostellum
(rŏ-stĕl′əm)n. pl. rostella (rŏ-stĕl′ə)
A small beaklike part, such as a projection on the stigma of an orchid or the hooked projection on the head of a tapeworm.
ros·tel′lar adj.
ros·tel·lum
(ros-tel'ŭm)The anterior fixed or invertible portion of the scolex of a tapeworm, frequently provided with a row (or several rows) of hooks.
[L. dim. of rostrum, a beak]
rostellum
- a protruding, beak-like structure in some insects.
- the protrusion carrying the hooks on the SCOLEX of tapeworms.