Syn: collar cell. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
choanocyte — ● choanocyte nom masculin (grec khoanos, entonnoir) Cellule animale propre aux spongiaires et à certains protistes, et qui porte un flagelle entouré à sa base d une collerette. (Les choanocytes assurent la circulation de l eau, la capture des… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Choanocyte — Les choanocytes sont des cellules endodermiques caractéristiques des éponges. De structure fine, cette cellule est dotée d une collerette et d un fouet (ou un flagelle) permettant de ramener des aliments. En outre elle est pourvue d un noyau et… … Wikipédia en Français
choanocyte — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary choan funnel shaped (from Greek choanē funnel) + cyte Date: 1888 collar cell … New Collegiate Dictionary
Choanocyte — Choanocytes (also known as collar cells ) are cells that line the interior of Asconoid, syconoid and leuconoid body type sponges that contain a central flagellum surrounded by a collar of microvilli which are connected by a thin membrane. It is… … Wikipedia
choanocyte — n. [Gr. choane, funnel; kytos, container] (PORIFERA) A flagellate cell crowned by a collar of cytoplasmic tentacles that generates currents of water; a collar cell … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
choanocyte — choanocytal, adj. /koh euh neuh suyt , koh an euh /, n. Zool. one of the flagellated cells lining the inner cavity of a sponge, having a collar of protoplasm encircling the base of the flagellum. Also called collar cell. [1885 90; < Gk choán(e)… … Universalium
choanocyte — noun any of the cells in sponges that contain a flagellum, and are used to control the movement of water … Wiktionary
choanocyte — cho·a·no·cyte … English syllables
choanocyte — noun any of the flagellated cells in sponges having a collar of cytoplasm around the flagellum; they maintain a flow of water through the body • Syn: ↑collar cell • Hypernyms: ↑flagellated cell … Useful english dictionary
choanocyte chamber — (PORIFERA) A cavity enclosed by a group of choanocytes … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
