bothridium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An outgrowth from the scolex of some tapeworms that is used for adhesion.
  2. In chelicerates, a projecting cup constituting the trichobothrium.

Word forms

bothridium bothridia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βόθρος (bóthros, “a pit”) + -idium.

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