Bible Dictionaries
Scolex

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) 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.

(2):

(n.) One of the Scolecida.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Scolex'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/scolex.html. 1828.