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solenocyte

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so⋅le⋅no⋅cyte

  [suh-lee-nuh-sahyt, -len-uh-]
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–noun Zoology.
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.
Origin:
1900–05; < Gk sōln pipe, channel + -o- + -cyte

Related forms:
so⋅le⋅no⋅cyt⋅ic  [suh-lee-nuh-sit-ik, -len-uh-] , adjective
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