bothridium

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek βόθρος (bóthros, “a pit”) +‎ -idium. === Noun === bothridium (plural bothridia) An outgrowth from the scolex of some tapeworms that is used for adhesion. In chelicerates, a projecting cup constituting the trichobothrium. ==== Synonyms ==== phyllidium ==== Coordinate terms ==== bothrium ==== Derived terms ==== bothridial ==== Translations ==== === References === Basinger Maggenti, Maggenti, Gardner, "bothridium"[1], in Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology, Version 3.1, Lincoln, Nebraska: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln, page 136