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Showing words for SCOLEX using the English dictionary
6 Letter Words for Scolex
scolex
5 Letter Words for Scolex
cloes, close, coles, coxes, socle
4 Letter Words for Scolex
cels, clos, coes, cole, cols, cose, ecol, esox, excl, leos, lose, oles, oxes, seco, sloe, soce, sole
3 Letter Words for Scolex
cel, ceo, clo, col, cos, cox, eco, els, eos, esc, exc, leo, les, lex, loc, loe, los, lox, lsc, oes, ole, ose, sec, sel, sex, sle, soc, sol, xcl
Definitions for Scolex
[1] the anterior, headlike segment of a tapeworm, having suckers, hooks, or the like, for attachment.
[2] the headlike part of a tapeworm, bearing hooks and suckers by which the animal is attached to the tissues of its host
Words nearby Scolex
scoke, scold, scolding, scolding bridle, scolecite, scolex, scoliokyphosis, scolion, scoliosis, scoliotic, scoliotic pelvis
Origin of Scolex
First recorded in 1850–55, scolex is from the Greek word skṓlēx worm
Word origin for Scolex
C19: from New Latin, from Greek skōlēx worm