amphid
Meanings
noun
- One of a pair of chemosensory sense organs positioned laterally on the head of a nematode.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀμφιδέα (amphidéa, “anything that binds or is bound around”), from ἀμφιδέω (amphidéō, “to bind around”) + -ᾱ (-ā, action noun suffix).
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