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Definition of Trichocyst
1. n. A lasso cell.
Definition of Trichocyst
1. Noun. A threadlike organ in certain protozoans that can be discharged suddenly in order to grasp or sting ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trichocyst
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Trichocyst
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Trichocyst
Literary usage of Trichocyst
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Zoology by Edwin Ray Lankester (1903)
"... each armed at its extremity with a large trichocyst. O'l. Fio. ... Each tentacle
bears at its extremity a trichocyst. m, ..."
2. The Unity of the Organism; Or, The Organismal Conception of Life by William Emerson Ritter (1919)
"The first produces the axial rod of the future trichocyst, while the latter, ...
7 Four stages in the development of a trichocyst are shown in figure ..."
3. The Unity of the Organism; Or, The Organismal Conception of Life by William Emerson Ritter (1919)
"The first produces the axial rod of the future trichocyst, while the ... 7 Four
stages in the development of a trichocyst are shown in figure 21 a, b, c, d. ..."
4. Design in Nature: Illustrated by Spiral and Other Arrangements in the by James Bell Pettigrew (1908)
"Shows radiation and division of surface, n, Mouth ; ft, anus ; c, cilia ; </,
trichocyst ; e, contractile vesicle; /, medulla ; g, curt ex ; h, ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... a definite spiral muscle, while nettling bodies (trichocyst), like minute
rods, in rare cases occur, and arc supposed to be defensive in their nature. ..."
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