The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromβοθρίον“small trench”
- English todaybothrium
From Ancient Greek βοθρίον (bothríon, “small trench”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
bothrium
Today it means: A protruding cup or small groove used for adhesion, especially in cestodes. Full definition →
Ancient Greek βοθρίον