scolecoid, a.
(skəʊˈliːkɔɪd)
Also erron. scolicecoid.
[ad. Gr. σκωληκοειδής, f. σκωληκ-, σκώληξ worm, scolex: see -oid.]
Resembling a worm or a scolex.
| 1858 Mayne Expos. Lex., Scolecoides, resembling a worm; vermiform: scolecoid. 1864 [see scolex]. 1891 in Century Dict. |