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 Word Forms

• solenocytic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of solenocyte¹

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

Example Sentences

Genital funnel. n, Neck of solenocyte. n.c,

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Nephridiopore. nst, Nephridiostome. nu, Nucleus of solenocyte. s, Solenocytes. t, Tube.

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