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macrocilium

macrocilium noun: a compound ciliary feeding organelle in ctenophores.

Noun

macrocilium (plural macrocilia)

  1. A compound ciliary feeding organelle in ctenophores

Forms of macrocilium

pluralmacrocilia

Origin of macrocilium

From macro- + cilium.

Questions about macrocilium

What does macrocilium mean?
Macrocilium means a compound ciliary feeding organelle in ctenophores.
What part of speech is macrocilium?
Macrocilium is a noun.
What is the plural of macrocilium?
The plural of macrocilium is macrocilia.

Words near macrocilium in the dictionary

  1. macrochromosomal
  2. macrochromosome
  3. macrochromosomes
  4. macrocilia
  5. macrociliary
  6. macrocilium
  7. macrocinematography
  8. macrocircuit
  9. macrocircuitry
  10. macrocircuits
  11. macrocirculation

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