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Sagittocyst

Sag′it-to-cyst

,
Noun.
[See
Sagitta
, and
Cyst
.]
(Zool.)
A defensive cell containing a minute rodlike structure which may be expelled. Such cells are found in certain Turbellaria.

Definition 2024


sagittocyst

sagittocyst

English

Noun

sagittocyst (plural sagittocysts)

  1. A capsule having a spindle-like needle produced by epidermal cells of certain turbellarians.