1. plural of proglottid; the segments that make up the body of a tapeworm, each containing reproductive organs
Usage: biological term; plural form

Examples

• The tapeworm’s proglottides contain both male and female reproductive structures.
• Mature proglottides break off from the tapeworm and are passed in feces.
• Each of the proglottides can produce thousands of eggs.
• The biologist examined the proglottides under a microscope.
• Gravid proglottides are filled with fertilized eggs ready for dispersal.
• The length of a tapeworm depends on the number of proglottides it contains.