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rhoptry

rhoptry noun: a specialized secretory organelle in some protozoans.

Noun

rhoptry (plural rhoptries)

  1. A specialized secretory organelle in some protozoans

Forms of rhoptry

pluralrhoptries

Origin of rhoptry

From Ancient Greek ῥόπαλον (rhópalon, “club”) or a cognate of it, reflecting the bulbous shape of the organelle.

Questions about rhoptry

What does rhoptry mean?
Rhoptry means a specialized secretory organelle in some protozoans.
What part of speech is rhoptry?
Rhoptry is a noun.
What is the plural of rhoptry?
The plural of rhoptry is rhoptries.

Words near rhoptry in the dictionary

  1. rhophilin
  2. rhophilins
  3. rhopographic
  4. rhopography
  5. rhoptries
  6. rhoptry
  7. rhos
  8. Rhos-on-Sea
  9. Rhosddu
  10. Rhosgoch
  11. Rhosllanerchrugog

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