\Stro*bi"la\, n.; pl. {Strobil[ae]}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
anything twisted, a pine cone.] (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) A form of the larva of certain Discophora in a state
       of development succeeding the scyphistoma. The body of
       the strobila becomes elongated, and subdivides
       transversely into a series of lobate segments which
       eventually become ephyr[ae], or young medus[ae].
   (b) A mature tapeworm.