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CHOANOCYTE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does choanocyte mean?
• CHOANOCYTE (noun)
The noun CHOANOCYTE has 1 sense:
1. any of the flagellated cells in sponges having a collar of cytoplasm around the flagellum; they maintain a flow of water through the body
Familiarity information: CHOANOCYTE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of the flagellated cells in sponges having a collar of cytoplasm around the flagellum; they maintain a flow of water through the body
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
choanocyte; collar cell
Hypernyms ("choanocyte" is a kind of...):
flagellated cell (any cell or one-celled organism equipped with a flagellum)
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