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solenocyte

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[suh-lee-nuh-sahyt, -len-uh-] / səˈli nəˌsaɪt, -ˈlɛn ə- /

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 Word Forms

  • solenocytic adjective

Etymology

Origin of solenocyte

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

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