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nematodesmata

nematodesmata noun: bundles of microtubules that support the oral cilia in some protozoa.

Noun

nematodesmata pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Bundles of microtubules that support the oral cilia in some protozoa.
    • The nematodesmata extend posteriorly to form the rhabdos or litostome cytopharyngeal apparatus. Dileptus species may have two rings of nematodesmata, the inner one of which is not associated with kinetosomes (Grain & Golińska, 1969).2008, Denis Lynn, The Ciliated Protozoa

Questions about nematodesmata

What does nematodesmata mean?
Nematodesmata means bundles of microtubules that support the oral cilia in some protozoa.
What part of speech is nematodesmata?
Nematodesmata is a noun.

Words near nematodesmata in the dictionary

  1. nematocytes
  2. nematodal
  3. nematode
  4. nematodelike
  5. nematodes
  6. nematodesmata
  7. nematodiasis
  8. nematodicidal
  9. nematodontous
  10. nematodynamic
  11. nematodynamics

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