choanocyte

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Noun

TANDA HUBUNG

cho=an=o=cyte

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun choanocyte has 1 sense

choanocyte(n = noun.animal) collar cell - any of the flagellated cells in sponges having a collar of cytoplasm around the flagellum; they maintain a flow of water through the body; Array

is a kind of flagellated cell

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CIDE DICTIONARY

choanocyte, n. [Gr. choa`nh funnel + -cyte.].

any of the flagellated cells in sponges having a collar of cytoplasm around base of the flagellum; they maintain a flow of water through the body. [WordNet 1.5]