SCOLECIDA
\skˈə͡ʊlsɪdə], \skˈəʊlsɪdə], \s_k_ˈəʊ_l_s_ɪ_d_ə]\
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sk[=o]-les'i-da, n. a class of worms consisting of the wheel-animalcules, turbellarians, trematode worms, &c.--adj. SCOLEC'IFORM.--ns. SCOLEC[=I]'NA, a group of annelids typified by the earth-worm--also SCOLE[=I]'NA; SCOL'EC[=I]TE, a hydrous silicate of aluminium and calcium.--adjs. SCOL[=E]'COID, like a scolex; SCOL[=E]COPH'AGOUS, worm-eating, as a bird.--n. SCOLECOPH'AGUS, a genus of birds including the maggot-eaters or rusty grackles.--n.pl. SCOLECOPHID'IA, a division of angiostomous serpents.--adj. SCOLECOPHID'IAN, worm-like, as a snake.--n. SC[=O]'LEX, the embryo of an entozoic worm. [Gr. sk[=o]l[=e]x, a worm.]
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