phyllidium

noun

phyl·​lid·​i·​um

fə̇ˈlidēəm

plural phyllidia

-ēə

: any of two or four complex muscular usually leaf-shaped or cuplike outgrowths from the lateral wall of the scolex of some tapeworms

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from phyll- + -idium

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