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trichocyst

trichocyst noun: a threadlike organ in certain protozoans that can be discharged suddenly in order to grasp or sting.

Noun

trichocyst (plural trichocysts)

  1. A threadlike organ in certain protozoans that can be discharged suddenly in order to grasp or sting

Forms of trichocyst

pluraltrichocysts

Questions about trichocyst

What does trichocyst mean?
Trichocyst means a threadlike organ in certain protozoans that can be discharged suddenly in order to grasp or sting.
What part of speech is trichocyst?
Trichocyst is a noun.
What is the plural of trichocyst?
The plural of trichocyst is trichocysts.

Words near trichocyst in the dictionary

  1. trichochrome
  2. trichochromes
  3. trichoclasia
  4. trichoclasis
  5. trichocomaceous
  6. trichocyst
  7. trichocysts
  8. trichocyte
  9. trichocytes
  10. trichocytic
  11. trichodactylid

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