English Explanatory Dictionary

flame cell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A specialized excretory cell that composes the protonephridium in nemerteans, rotifers, and some flatworms.

Word forms

flame cell flame cells

Etymology

From its shape: the beating of the flagella on the inner surface of its cup-shaped projection resembles a flickering flame.

Related words

tube cell

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