Scolecid a

skō-les′i-da, n. a cla of worms consisting of the wheel-animalcules, turbellarians, trematode worms, .— adj. Scolec′iform .— ns. Scolecī′na , a group of annelids typified by the earth-worm—also Scoleī′na ; Scol′ecīte , a hydrous silicate of aluminium and calcium.— adjs. Scolē′coid , like a scolex; Scolēcoph′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. Scō′lex , the embryo of an entozoic worm. [Gr. skōlēx , a worm.]