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bothridia

bothridia is the plural of bothridium.

Meaning of bothridium

Noun

bothridium (plural bothridia)

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

Questions about bothridia

What is bothridia the plural of?
Bothridia is the plural of bothridium.

Words near bothridia in the dictionary

  1. bothrenchymatous
  2. bothria
  3. bothrial
  4. bothriderid
  5. bothriderids
  6. bothridia
  7. bothridial
  8. bothridium
  9. bothriembryontid
  10. bothriembryontids
  11. bothriocephalidean

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