"bacteriocyte" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bacteriocytes [plural]
Etymology: bacterio- + -cyte Etymology templates: {{confix|en|bacterio|cyte}} bacterio- + -cyte Head templates: {{en-noun}} bacteriocyte (plural bacteriocytes)
  1. (biology) A modified adipocyte, in some insects, containing symbiotic bacteria Wikipedia link: bacteriocyte Categories (topical): Biology Translations (Translations): micetocito (Italian)

Inflected forms

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