English Explanatory Dictionary

choanocyte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. any of the cells in sponges that contain a flagellum, and are used to control the movement of water

Word forms

choanocyte choanocytes

Etymology

From choano- + -cyte.

Derived words

choanocytal choanocytic
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