noun
- one of the segments that make up the body of a tapeworm, containing reproductive organs
Usage: biology
Examples
- Each proglottid contains both male and female reproductive structures.
- The tapeworm sheds mature proglottids containing eggs.
- Scientists examined the proglottid under a microscope to identify the species.
- The proglottids break off from the main body of the parasite.
- A single tapeworm can produce hundreds of proglottids during its lifetime.