scolex

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκώληξ (skṓlēx, “worm”). === Noun === scolex (plural scolices or scoleces or scolexes) (zoology) The structure at the front end of a tapeworm which, in the adult, has suckers and hooks by which it attaches itself to a host. ==== Related terms ==== scolite scoleciform scolecodont ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek σκώληξ (skṓlēx). === Noun === scōlēx m (genitive scōlēcis); third declension A worm. === References === "scolex" in Online Etymology Dictionary. == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French scolex. === Noun === scolex n (plural scolexuri) scolex ==== Declension ====