solenocyte

[ suh-lee-nuh-sahyt, -len-uh- ]

noun

, Zoology.

1. a type of long, narrow, flagellated cell that functions in excretion of nitrogenous wastes and occurs in a variety of organisms, including certain annelids and mollusks.

Other Words From

• so·le·no·cyt·ic [s, uh, -lee-n, uh, -, sit, -ik, -len-, uh, -], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of solenocyte¹

1900–05; < Greek sōlḗn pipe, channel + -o- + -cyte