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Webster 1913 Edition

Trichocyst

Trich′o-cyst

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Noun.

[Gr.

τρίξ

,

τριχός

, a hair + [GREEK] bag.]

(Zool.)

A lasso cell.

Definition 2024

trichocyst

trichocyst

English

Noun

trichocyst ‎(plural trichocysts)

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