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amoebocyte

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a⋅moe⋅bo⋅cyte

  [uh-mee-buh-sahyt]
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–noun
amebocyte.

a⋅me⋅bo⋅cyte

  [uh-mee-buh-sahyt]
–noun Zoology.
a migratory, ameboid cell found in many invertebrates that functions in excretion, assimilation, etc.
Also, amoebocyte.

Origin:
ameb(a) + -o- + -cyte
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a·moe·bo·cyte also a·me·bo·cyte   (ə-mē'bə-sīt')   
n.  A cell, such as a leukocyte, having amoeboid form or motion.

[amoeb(a) + -cyte.]
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Main Entry: ame·bo·cyte
Variant: or chiefly British amoe·bo·cyte /&-'mE-b&-"sIt/
Function: noun
: acell (as a phagocyte) having ameboid form or movements
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amebocyte a·me·bo·cyte or a·moe·bo·cyte (ə-mē'bə-sīt')
n.

  1. An ameboid cell, such as a white blood cell.

  2. A blood cell in an in vitro tissue culture.

amoebocyte a·moe·bo·cyte (ə-mē'bə-sīt')
n.
Variant of amebocyte.

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