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bothridium

bothridium noun: an outgrowth from the scolex of some tapeworms that is used for adhesion.

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.

Synonyms of bothridium

Forms of bothridium

pluralbothridia

Origin of bothridium

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

Words formed from bothridium

Questions about bothridium

What does bothridium mean?
Bothridium means an outgrowth from the scolex of some tapeworms that is used for adhesion.
What part of speech is bothridium?
Bothridium is a noun.
What is the plural of bothridium?
The plural of bothridium is bothridia.

Words near bothridium in the dictionary

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

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