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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
scolex /ˈskəʊlɛks/

▶noun (pl. scolices /-lɪsiːz/) Zoology the anterior end of a tapeworm, bearing suckers and hooks for attachment.

– origin C19: mod. L., from Gk skōlēx ‘worm’.

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