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bothrium

bothrium noun: a protruding cup or small groove used for adhesion, especially in cestodes.

Noun

bothrium (plural bothria)

  1. A protruding cup or small groove used for adhesion, especially in cestodes.

Forms of bothrium

pluralbothria

Origin of bothrium

From Ancient Greek βοθρίον (bothríon, “small trench”).

Words formed from bothrium

Questions about bothrium

What does bothrium mean?
Bothrium means a protruding cup or small groove used for adhesion, especially in cestodes.
What part of speech is bothrium?
Bothrium is a noun.
What is the plural of bothrium?
The plural of bothrium is bothria.

Words near bothrium in the dictionary

  1. bothriocephalideans
  2. bothriolepid
  3. bothriolepidid
  4. bothriolepidids
  5. bothriolepids
  6. bothrium
  7. bothriurid
  8. bothriurids
  9. bothroi
  10. bothrojaracin
  11. bothrombin

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