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collar cell

noun

choanocyte.

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Origin of collar cell

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby collar cell

collapsible, collar, collarbone, collar button, collar-button abscess, collar cell, coll' arco, collard, collared dove, collared lizard, collared peccary
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British Dictionary definitions for collar cell

collar cell

noun

another name for choanocyte
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