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solenocyte

so·len·o·cyte [ sō lnə st, sō lénnə st ] (plural so·len·o·cytes)


noun 
Definition:
 
excretory cell of worms: a cell that filters body fluid into the blind end of the tubular excretory organ of some worms. It contains a narrow channel, inside which is a single flagellum.

[Early 20th century. < Greek sōlēn "pipe, channel"]
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