Plural of aegagropila; multiple bezoar stones from wild goats or other animals.
Latin plural form of 'aegagropila,' following standard Latin second declension pluralization (-a to -ae). The term preserved Greek etymological roots through formal Latinization in scientific nomenclature.
This Latin plural ending reminds us that scientific terminology froze Greek and Latin into formal, unchanging language—even though modern scientists would just say 'bezoars,' these historical plurals still appear in museum catalogs and old medical texts.
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