"pinacocyte" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pinacocytes [plural]
Etymology: From pinaco(derm) + -cyte. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||cyte}} + -cyte Head templates: {{en-noun}} pinacocyte (plural pinacocytes)
  1. (biology) Any of a group of flattened polygonal cells that together make up the pinacoderm in the dermal epithelium of sponges. Wikipedia link: pinacocyte Categories (topical): Biology Derived forms: basopinacocyte (english: cell which adheres to the surface to which the sponge attaches), endopinacocyte (english: cell on the inner surface of a canal of the sponge), exopinacocyte (english: cell on the exterior surface of the sponge), pinacocytic Related terms: amoebocyte, choanocyte
    Sense id: en-pinacocyte-en-noun-3KXBxC86 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -cyte Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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