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Proglottic vs Proglottis - What's the difference?

proglottic | proglottis |

As an adjective proglottic

is of or pertaining to a proglottid.

As a noun proglottis is

one of the free, or nearly free, segments of a tapeworm it contains both male and female reproductive organs, and is capable of a brief independent existence.

proglottic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to a proglottid

    • proglottis

    English

    Noun

    (proglottides)
  • One of the free, or nearly free, segments of a tapeworm. It contains both male and female reproductive organs, and is capable of a brief independent existence.
    • (Webster 1913)