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Definition of Trichocysts
1. trichocyst [n] - See also: trichocyst
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trichocysts
Literary usage of Trichocysts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of the Infusoria: Including a Description of All Known Flagellate by William Saville-Kent (1880)
"... four spherical lateral sinuses; numerous trichocysts enclosed in the cortex
of the anterior half of the body, none in the posterior one. Length 1-250". ..."
2. An Introduction to General Biology by William Thompson Sedgwick, Edmund Beecher Wilson (1899)
"... numerous peculiar rod-like bodies (trichocysts) from which long threads may
be thrown out. Their function is probably that of offence and protection. ..."
3. Behavior of the Lower Organisms by Herbert Spencer Jennings (1906)
"A discharge of trichocysts is produced by many different agents. ... After discharge
of the trichocysts the animal appears to be surrounded by a zone of ..."
4. An Introduction to the Study of the Comparative Anatomy of Animals by Gilbert Charles Bourne (1900)
"These rods are known as the trichocysts. They form a tolerably uniform layer
immediately below the whole surface of the cell- body, and are disposed with ..."
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