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trichocyst definition

tricho·cyst (trik′ə sist′)

noun

any of the many tiny, rodlike, stinging and attachment organelles embedded in the ectoplasm of many ciliated protozoans

Etymology: tricho- + -cyst

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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