English Explanatory Dictionary

nephrocyte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A specialized cell, especially in arthropods, whose function involves the accumulation or formation of waste or excretory products.

Word forms

nephrocyte nephrocytes

Etymology

From nephro- + -cyte.

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