English Explanatory Dictionary

phyllidium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A muscular, leaf-shaped or cuplike outgrowth from the lateral wall of the scolex of some cestodes.
  2. A rudimentary form of ctenidium found in some gastropods.
noun
  1. Alternative form of phyllodium.

Word forms

phyllidium phyllidia

Etymology

From phyllo- + -idium.

Synonyms

bothridium
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