Bothros
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Bothros (Greek βόθρος, plural bothroi) is the Ancient Greek word for "hole", "pit" or "trench". In contemporary use it can refer to a variety of holes or depressions found at ancient sites and referred to in literature, and has also been utilized in biological taxonomy to describe species or structures that have similar characteristics. Trýpa (Greek τρύπα, plural trýpes) is also an Ancient Greek word for "hole" or "cavity", that typically is used for scientific naming, such as in Trypophobia.
Bothros (Greek βόθρος, plural bothroi) is the Ancient Greek word for "hole", "pit" or "trench". In contemporary use it can refer to a variety of holes or depressions found at ancient sites and referred to in literature, and has also been utilized in biological taxonomy to describe species or structures that have similar characteristics. Trýpa (Greek τρύπα, plural trýpes) is also an Ancient Greek word for "hole" or "cavity", that typically is used for scientific naming, such as in Trypophobia.
In biology
Reflecting its meaning of "recess" or "pit" bothros has been incorporated into the names of species and structures in biological taxonomy which show similar features. This includes pit vipers such as Bothriechis, Bothrops asper and Diphyllobothrium (from Greek bothrion = small pit, diminutive of bothros).
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